Israeli occupation uses surveillance balloon to monitor Arab countries

OCCUPIED PALESTINE, May 29 (YPA) – The Israeli occupation army uses a surveillance balloon  in the Galilee region to detect the entry of any aircraft across the border, Yedioth Ahronoth reported

The occupation authorities said that the balloon weighs several tons, and is equipped with specialist cameras, computers and radar.

According to the newspaper, the balloon is located on the triangle of the Jordanian-Syrian border, and can monitor territory hundreds of kilometers away.

It will be able to detect long-range missiles and drones launched from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Jordan and Lebanon, as well as monitor aircraft at Damascus airport and deep into Lebanon, the paper said.

According to the sources, transporting and launching the balloon was one of the most complex logistical operations the Israeli Air Force has carried out in the past decade.

The paper affirmed that a US team helped to assemble and launch the balloon.

The Israeli occupation army expects any future war to be a “multi-front” confrontation, with coordinated attacks involving thousands of aircraft, including drones, and cruise missiles.

Zionist military sources said that the new balloon is similar to the device that protects the Dimona reactor in the Negev desert, according to the paper.

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