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Why has Hezbollah not used precision-guided missiles yet?

Nicholas Blanford, analyst at the Atlantic Council, takes stock of Hezbollah’s capabilities after the strikes that resulted in heavy losses.

Why has Hezbollah not used precision-guided missiles yet?

A vehicle topped by a projectile flanked by the Hezbollah flag. (Credit: Marwan Naamani/AFP Archives)

Never before has Hezbollah suffered so many casualties. From the pagers and walkie-talkie attacks to the assassination of its Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah and the command committee of its elite Radwan unit, Hezbollah has been weakened by these blows in the last two weeks. With at least 500 dead and thousands of others wounded among its ranks since the opening of the “support front” for Gaza on Oct.8, 2023, the group also lost half its arsenal, the New York Times quoted American and Israeli officials as saying.Yet the group’s leaders insist it is ready for an Israeli invasion and has cards in hand that it will use as it goes along, while rocket attacks continue. On Tuesday, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for firing middle-range Fadi-4 guided missiles towards the Glilot military base near Tel Aviv. What about its high-precision...
Never before has Hezbollah suffered so many casualties. From the pagers and walkie-talkie attacks to the assassination of its Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah and the command committee of its elite Radwan unit, Hezbollah has been weakened by these blows in the last two weeks. With at least 500 dead and thousands of others wounded among its ranks since the opening of the “support front” for Gaza on Oct.8, 2023, the group also lost half its arsenal, the New York Times quoted American and Israeli officials as saying.Yet the group’s leaders insist it is ready for an Israeli invasion and has cards in hand that it will use as it goes along, while rocket attacks continue. On Tuesday, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for firing middle-range Fadi-4 guided missiles towards the Glilot military base near Tel Aviv. What about its...
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