Business Standard

Serious concerns exist among United States (US) officials that Hezbollah could overwhelm Israel’s air defence systems in the north of the country, including its much-vaunted Iron Dome air defence system, in the event of a full-blown war between the Iran-backed militant group and Israel, three US officials told CNN on Thursday.

According to the US officials cited in the report, these fears — that the Iron Dome system could be vulnerable to Hezbollah’s vast arsenal of drones and missiles — have also been communicated to them by Israel itself. And, these fears are only rising amid increasing indications from Israel to US officials that it is readying for a land and air incursion into Lebanon.

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