"If a drone crosses the border - it will reach Tel Aviv in 6 minutes": The threat to communities along the seam line
Dozens of drones have recently been detected in Judea and Samaria and confiscated by the IDF, amid Iranian efforts to copy the method from Lebanon there as well. The communities near the border demand radars…
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The discovery of dozens of drones in the West Bank, linked by the military to Iranian efforts to replicate tactics from Lebanon, signals a new aerial threat closer to Israel's population centers. Residents of communities along the seam line are pressing for radar and interception systems, arguing they are exposed and defenseless. The core concern is the short flight time from the border to Tel Aviv, which leaves almost no room for warning or response.