The Iranian connection to the attack on an Israeli military base that killed four soldiers and severely injured seven others can’t be ignored, Alistair Bunkall has said.
The strike “will cause a lot of concern among the Israelis” he said, with the number of casualties the highest suffered in the last 12 months from a Hezbollah attack.
He said the fact the drone, or possibly drones, managed to evade Israeli defences would be a further worry, “and the fact that it not just hit a military base, but hit a canteen that was full at the time, will be particularly concerning”.
Bunkall added: “Now the question is whether that was just sheer coincidence and Hezbollah got lucky or whether or not they had some awareness of what might have been going on at the base at the time, and whether or not they’re using some form of technology that is able to evade Israel’s defence systems more effectively than previously.”
He said the drone or drones used in the attack “would have almost certainly come from Iran”.
“When you factor in that Israel is still considering what its response to Iran is going to be after Iran fired 180 ballistic missiles at it two weeks ago, the Iranian connection can’t be ignored,” Bunkall added.
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