The Israeli Broadcasting Authority said on Thursday that the vehicle of the commander of the Northern Command in the Israeli army, Major General Rafi Milo, was hit in an attack by a booby-trapped drone launched by “Hezbollah” after he got out of it in southern Lebanon.
The agency said in a report: “A booby-trapped drone belonging to Hezbollah was launched towards a vehicle in southern Lebanon, driven by the commander of the Northern Command of the Israeli army, Major General Rafi Milo, accompanied by officers from his office, commanders and fighters.”
She explained that Milo “got out of his car accompanied by an officer moments before the drone hit the car. The incident did not result in any injuries.”
She added, “This is an isolated incident, but if that senior officer had been injured, Israel would have suffered significant strategic and ideological losses, which is what Hezbollah has been striving for for years.” She argued that this incident raises numerous questions about the threat posed by drones, asking, “Is it possible that a senior officer could enter Lebanon in broad daylight, while the Israeli army remains unable to adequately address this issue?”
The agency said: “Hezbollah has begun to adopt a new strategy of targeting leaders in the Israeli army, monitoring the movements of senior Israeli officers with the aim of damaging the army’s command, control and defense systems using drones, unmanned aerial vehicles and joint attacks.”
As part of Hezbollah’s strategy to “target commanders,” there have been reports of attempted attacks on an Iron Dome missile launch site, a vehicle belonging to the commander of the 300th Brigade, and combined attacks using missiles, artillery, and drones at multiple locations simultaneously. The aim, according to the Hebrew media, is to weaken the IDF’s command and control capabilities, disrupt field operations, and create sustained pressure on air defense systems along the northern border.
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