Israeli Troops Use Medieval Trebuchet to Repel Hezbollah Attacks Along Lebanese Border

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Video Shows Israel Using Trebuchet to Fire Flaming Projectile at Hezbollah

Israeli troops have been training for a possible incursion into southern Lebanon for several months, some being withdrawn from combat in Gaza to prepare for potential war on the northern front.

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Israeli troops catapult fireball into Lebanon using weapon rarely used since 16th century - KESQ

Israeli troops have used a medieval-style catapult to toss fireballs across the border into Lebanon, as fighting ramps up between Israel and the Iran-backed Islamist group Hezbollah.

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Why a unit in Israel’s IDF purportedly used a medieval trebuchet against Hezbollah

As for its objective, Israeli media reported the IDF unit is most likely attempting to set fire to underbrush in southern Lebanon, which the IDF says Hezbollah uses as cover to get into position to launch attacks on northern Israel.

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IDF uses trebuchet to launch flaming projectile at Hezbollah

Video appears to show soldiers loading the siege engine with flaming projectiles. The ancient artillery weapon was used during the Middle Ages in sieges of castles and other fortified locations. The military responded that the use of the contraption was “a local initiative and not a tool that is widely used’

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Israeli Troops Seen in Viral Video Using Medieval Catapult to Launch Fireballs into Lebanon

A video has surfaced apparently showing the Israeli military using a medieval siege weapon to sling fireballs over the border wall into Lebanon. A report on maariv said reservists constructed the primitive catapult, called a trebuchet, at an outpost on the northern border. "We have more advanced ways to carry out the mission," an Israel Defense Forces official said.

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Israel uses ancient warfare methods as soldiers caught on camera launching flaming projectiles across Lebanon border to start fires - Internewscast Journal

Video shows soldiers using a catapult-type device to hurl incendiary objects across the border, apparently aiming to stop Hezbollah fighters from entering the area. Such a weapon hasn't been deployed in battle since around the mid-15th century when it was used for sieging castles and other fortifications.

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Israel deploys medieval war tactics as troops filmed catapulting flaming objects over Lebanon border to spark wildfires

Footage shows troops using a catapult-like weapon to fling incendiaries across the border in an apparent attempt to prevent Hezbollah fighters from infiltrating the perimeter. Such a weapon hasn't been deployed in battle since around the mid-15th century when it was used for sieging castles and other fortifications.

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IDF using medieval catapult to launch fireballs at Hezbollah: video

Video shows IDF unit mounting a flaming projectile onto a trebuchet. The Israeli military claimed that the fireballs would allow Israel to clear the area surrounding the border that terrorists could use for cover. The weapon was not sanctioned by the Israeli military, an IDF official said.

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Israeli Soldiers Use Medieval Trebuchet to Launch Fireballs into Lebanon (VIDEO)

In a move possibly not seen in centuries, Israeli soldiers have employed a medieval-style trebuchet to launch fireballs into Lebanon. Footage shows the

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Israel deploys medieval war tactics as troops filmed catapulting flaming objects over Lebanon border to spark wildfires

Clip shows Israeli troops standing near a trebuchet as it powerfully lobs a large flaming object over the thick border wall to land on Lebanese territory. Such a weapon hasn't been deployed in battle since around the mid-15th century. It fell out of use following the invention of gunpowder.

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Medieval Flame Throwing Trebuchet Is Israel’s Latest Weapon

Israeli troops are using ancient weapons to set fires across the border with Lebanon in order to give Hezbollah fewer places to hide.

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Video emerges seemingly showing Israeli soldiers using a trebuchet to lob fiery weapons at Lebanon

Footage appears to show Israeli soldiers using a trebuchet to launch fireballs at Lebanon. The Israeli military says it was a "local initiative" and not a widespread tool. The move could be aimed at clearing dense vegetation hiding enemies amid ongoing border hostilities. It is a siege weapon used to attack castles and fortifications in ages past.

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Satellite imagery shows more than half a dozen structures and vehicles in the walled Israeli base. Both are linked by new dirt roads to territory in the Golan Heights that Israel captured in its 1967 war with its Arab neighbors. An area of cleared land which experts say appears to be the beginnings of a third base is visible another few miles south.

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Israel conducts airstrikes in Lebanon amid ceasefire

The targets struck include a site containing underground infrastructure, used to develop and manufacture weaponry. Hezbollah surveillance drone approached Israeli territory from Lebanon and was intercepted by the IAF on Thursday. Lebanon said Monday that the ceasefire deal with Israel, which expired on Sunday, has been extended until Feb. 18.

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Israel strikes Lebanon amid ceasefire - Social News XYZ

Israeli warplanes launched multiple raids on the heights of the eastern Mountain Range and an area in the eastern Lebanon. Israeli jets were also seen over Beirut and its suburbs, Xinhua news agency reported. These developments come despite the ongoing ceasefire agreement between the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and the Israeli military.

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