Published 15:52 IST, November 2nd 2024
Hezbollah Strikes Israel's Glilot Military Base, Targeting Elite Unit 8200 Intelligence Hub
Unit 8200, often likened to the NSA in the United States, plays a vital role in Israel's intelligence gathering and cybersecurity operations.
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Beirut/Tel Aviv: Hezbollah on Saturday announced it launched a missile salvo targeting Israel's Glilot base, a high-security facility linked to Israel's military intelligence operations. base, located in suburbs of Tel Aviv, houses Unit 8200, Israel's elite intelligence and cybersecurity division.
missiles struck late last night, with reports indicating extensive damage to sections of base. Israeli authorities are yet to disclose full extent of impact but confirmed that emergency response teams were swiftly deployed to scene.
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Unit 8200, often likened to NSA in United States, plays a vital role in Israel's intelligence garing and cybersecurity operations.
Meanwhile, Iran's supreme leer threatened Israel and US with “a crushing response” over attacks on Iran and its allies.
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke as Iranian officials are increasingly threatening to launch yet anor strike against Israel after its Oct. 26 attack on Islamic Republic that targeted military bases and or locations and killed at least five people.
Any furr attacks from eir side could engulf wider Middle East, alrey teetering over Israel-Hamas war in Gaza Strip and Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon, into a wider regional conflict just ahe of U.S. presidential election this Tuesday.
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“ enemies, wher Zionist regime or United States of America, will definitely receive a crushing response to what y are doing to Iran and Iranian nation and to resistance front," Khamenei said in video released by Iranian state media.
supreme leer did not elaborate on timing of threatened attack, nor scope. U.S. military operates on bases throughout Middle East, with some troops now manning a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THA, battery in Israel.
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15:52 IST, November 2nd 2024