According to the New York Times, which analyzed a video posted by the Israeli army on Saturday with the help of experts, the planes that bombed the Hezbollah headquarters in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Friday night, resulting in the death of Hassan Nasrallah, were carrying one-ton bombs.
In the video, the American daily explains, the planes are equipped with at least 15 one-ton bombs, including the U.S.-made BLU-109 "fitted with a JDAM kit, a precision guidance system that attaches to bombs," according to Trevor Ball, a former American demining technician. These bombs, known as "bunker busters," can penetrate underground before detonating. This analysis is confirmed by another expert.
The NYT refers to a video posted Saturday on the Israeli army's official Telegram channel, with the caption "Israeli Air Force fighter jets involved in the elimination of Hassan Nasrallah and the Hezbollah central headquarters in Lebanon."
"Although the video does not show the planes dropping the bombs, Mr. Ball stated that videos showing explosions in the densely populated southern suburbs of Beirut, along with the damage caused, are consistent with the one ton of bombs carried by the Israeli planes in the video," it adds.
In May, the Biden administration announced that it had suspended a shipment of one ton of bombs to Israel due to concerns about civilian safety in Gaza, the NYT notes.
