22/9/2024–|Last update: 9/22/202407:06 PM (Makkah Time)
Syrian-made missiles are part of Military arsenal toHezbollah balance Iranian Khaybar missileIt first appeared in a video clip published by the party of the Imad 4 facility, while the first use was to target a base and an airport. Ramat David southeast Haifa And military industries complexesRafael Company North Haifa in September 2024.
Specifications and features of Fadi missiles
The Fadi 1 missile, which is 220 mm in caliber, has a range of about 80 kilometers, and is equivalent to the Khaybar M220 missile. The Fadi 2 missile, which is 303 mm in caliber, has a range of 105 kilometers, and is equivalent to the Khaybar M302.
It is classified as a medium-range guided missile, and is characterised by its accuracy.
First appearance of Fadi missiles
The Fadi 2 missile first appeared on August 16, 2024, in a video released by Hezbollah showing a missile launch facility called “Imad 4,” which included a missile launcher and military equipment. This facility was built in huge underground tunnels.
The first use was when Hezbollah launched a series of missile attacks on northern Syria in September 2024. Israel andSyrian Golan.
Why are Fadi missiles called?
These missiles were named after the resistance fighter Hassan al-Tawil, brother of Hezbollah commander Wissam al-Tawil, who was killed in South Lebanon In January 2024.
Hassan Al-Tawil was born on May 10, 1969 in the region of Beirut Western, and originally belongs to the southern town of Khirbet Silm.
He joined the resistance ranks in 1982, and participated in several combat missions that ranged from surveillance and reconnaissance operations to ambushes deep within the occupied strip.
He was martyred on May 30, 1987 during the series of “Badr Al-Kubra” operations carried out by the Islamic Resistance against the military positions of the Israeli occupation forces and Antoine Lahad’s army (the South Lebanon Army that cooperated with the Israeli occupation to control southern Lebanon).
His body remained on the battlefield for 8 days before it was able to be retrieved and buried.
Above the sky of Haifa
On September 22, 2024, Hezbollah announced an escalation of its attacks on northern Israel and the occupied Syrian Golan by firing dozens of Fadi 1 and 2 rockets, in an initial response to the bombings. Pagers And wireless devices walkie talkie carried out by Israel on September 17 and 18.
These missiles targeted the Ramat David base and airport southeast of Haifa and the Rafael military industries complexes north of Haifa.
While the occupation army confirmed that it intercepted most of the rockets fired towards eastern Haifa and northern Tel AvivNo injuries were reported as a result of the targeting.