Inexpensive fiber-optic drones are challenging Israel's high-tech defenses, shifting the military balance in the Middle East.

A recent video showing an explosive-laden drone striking an Israeli Iron Dome battery couldn't have been more symbolic: Israel's famous air-defense system, which cost billions of euros, looked powerless against a small aircraft that cost a few hundred euros.

While the video's authenticity has not yet been verified, experts believe it is genuine.

The footage was published about a week ago by Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based pro-Iranian militia, which Germany, the US and several Sunni Arab states have classified as a terrorist organization.

The drone strike, if genuine, would mark propaganda victory for Hezbollah and reveal a significant vulnerability in Israel's military capabilities.

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[–] 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

That looks like a very safe, cost effective and extremely sustainable way to live. Definitely a normal country.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago (4 children)

    Wait until you hear about the IDF Cum Extractor Unit: a totally normal military squad focused solely on jerking off dead men and racial purity. Very normal.

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  • [–] 8 points 5 months ago (3 children)

    Dude, I don't know if that's a dig at the depravity that exists in the IDF, or if that's real, but I wouldn't put it past them. Fucking Gross.

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