Hezbollah’s drones are a fierce and evasive threat to Israel

Associated Press

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A single drone, which evaded Israel’s vaunted aerial defense system, slammed into a mess hall at a military training camp deep inside Israel, killing four soldiers and wounding dozens of others. It was the latest achievement for Hezbollah’s drone fleet and has shined a light on Israel’s struggle over the past year of war to knock down drones incoming from as far away as Yemen, Iraq and Iran. Over the years, Israel has built up its multilayered aerial defense array to provide broad protection for most Israelis. Experts caution it is not airtight. And while the system has taken down drones repeatedly, many have sidestepped Israel’s defenses, in some cases causing deadly strikes deep inside Israeli territory.