At least seventeen (17) Israeli soldiers are DEAD and at least fifty-one (51) INJURED, who have been transported to several different hospitals, after Hezballah launched two drone attacks against two IDF sites inside Israel.
As of 5:00 PM eastern U.S. time on Sunday, 13 October 2024, when this story is published, the attack took place about five hours ago.
We have CONFIRMED the following numbers of injured IDF Troops, have arrived at the following hospitals:
Thirty-six (36) have arrived at Hillel Yaffe Hospital
- 5 in critical condition
- 10 in average condition
- The rest with minor injuries.
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- Al-Aimk Hospital: 4 injured
- Laniado Hospital: 6 injured
- Sheba Hospital: 3 injured
- Rambam Hospital: 3 injured
ALL of the above were reported to be eating in a base mess hall (Cafeteria/Dining area) And the aftermath (some blood but no gore) is seen in the video below:
Video from inside of the mess hall showing the aftermath of the Hezbollah drone attack on the IDF base. pic.twitter.com/PkPv4X0qG2
— DD Geopolitics (@DD_Geopolitics) October 13, 2024
Hezbollah ALSO struck an IDF gathering point in Binyamnina, South of Haifa, with a drone, causing more than 25 casualties.
Israel describes it as a 'mass casualty event', and says helicopters have been dispatched, and that 50 ambulances arrived at the scene of the incident south of Haifa.
Israeli media is reporting 67 casualties as opposed to the 25 I reported above. Perhaps they have more recent numbers than I do.
In any event, what makes this even more dramatic is that there were NO AIR RAID ALERTS.
The drones used by Hezballah WERE NOT DETECTED before they struck.
No radar could detect the incoming drones. It managed to pass through 4 radar systems while traveling 200 km.
Word seeping-out of Israeli intelligence is that Hezballah used some NEW type of drone; which they are already saying is "manufactured by . . . . . . Russia" and which used fiber optics for control, not radio signals!
According to Intel sources with whom I have communicated, these drones are "very hard to detect" and "were not detected before they struck."
There are also NUMEROUS, but UNCONFIRMED reports that Herzi Halevi, IDF Chief of Staff was the target of the attack!
A single - UNVERIFIED - report claims he was killed.
