Inexpensive fiber-optic drones are challenging Israel’s high-tech defenses, shifting the military balance in the Middle East.

A recent video showing an explosive-laden drone striking an Israeli Iron Dome battery couldn’t have been more symbolic: Israel’s famous air-defense system, which cost billions of euros, looked powerless against a small aircraft that cost a few hundred euros.

While the video’s authenticity has not yet been verified, experts believe it is genuine.

The footage was published about a week ago by Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based pro-Iranian militia, which Germany, the US and several Sunni Arab states have classified as a terrorist organization.

The drone strike, if genuine, would mark propaganda victory for Hezbollah and reveal a significant vulnerability in Israel’s military capabilities.

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    3 hours ago

    What are you on about. You can’t say the last reliable death count and then link that article which is speculation. The last reliable death count is around what I said which is 72k maybe 80k if you want to include non violent deaths. Also the rate of extermination has NOT increased since 2024 what on earth would make you think that.

    Also the count for Iran and Lebanon is accurate.