Israel Plans to Use Massive Cache of Advanced Hizb’Allah Weapons Seized in Lebanon, New Unit Will Integrate Them Into IDF

Israel plans to use some advanced Hezbollah weapons seized in Lebanon, new unit will integrate them into IDF
What was UNfil doing all these years?

Video shows IDF vehicles transferring Hezbollah rocket launchers to Israel. Army continues to seize large quantities of weapons in Lebanon every day pic.twitter.com/0j3MPed4Uu https://t.co/2rM2wajEtC

— Israel Radar (@IsraelRadar_com) October 14, 2024

Defense Minister Gallant announced that Israel intends to incorporate advanced Hezbollah weapons seized in Lebanon into its military arsenal. A new unit will be formed to integrate these captured weapons into the IDF @IsraelRadar_com
pic.twitter.com/l16jsN9V8t

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) October 14, 2024

🚨MASSIVE HEZBOLLAH UNDERGROUND COMPLEX RAIDED BY IDF: 800 meters underground, IDF commando units located and raided the gargantuan underground HQ of Hezbollah's Radwan Force in Southern Lebanon 👇 pic.twitter.com/pPoBWuIAmB

— Raylan Givens (@JewishWarrior13) October 14, 2024

Drone footage of a Hezbollah weapons cache located less than 500 meters from the @UNIFIL_ post in southern Lebanon.

Seriously, what was UNIFIL doing? Anything? pic.twitter.com/XiU7kd3FZq

— Arsen Ostrovsky 🎗️ (@Ostrov_A) October 14, 2024

REPORT: Israeli forces are discovering large stockpiles of Hezbollah weapons as more Lebanese civilians are being ordered to evacuate. pic.twitter.com/eUyXLy3HgE

— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) October 14, 2024

I heard the IDF has now created a brigade for the purpose of repurposing the caches discovered to use against these schmucks.

Am I hearing this information correctly?

— Mr. Zombie Reagan #Meteor2024 or bust! (@tattooedsaint1) October 14, 2024

Israel Radar: Reports indicate that IDF forces operating in southern Lebanon are seizing huge quantities of Hezbollah weapons, including Kornet anti-tank missiles. Rather than destroy them, the army is transferring them back to Israel, where a large arsenal of high-powered missiles is piling up.

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This raises some interesting questions and possibilities as Israel decides what to do with these valuable weapons.

Notably, there is no public record of the IDF using captured Kornets operationally. Israel tends to use its own domestically produced or US-provided weapons, particularly for logistical consistency and efficiency.

However, the Russian-made Kornet is a highly effective weapon, known for its ability to penetrate advanced armor. The IDF is very familiar with it, as Hezbollah used it against Israeli forces in the past, including during the 2006 Lebanon War.

While the IDF normally does not use enemy weapons, a large enough stockpile of a highly effective system like the Kornet might prompt the army to rethink. The IDF could, in theory, make adjustments to incorporate the Kornet into certain units, though this would likely be limited to Special Forces or specific scenarios.
Stockpiling for emergency use

Technically, the IDF could adapt vehicles or launch platforms to use Kornets, or train specialized units in their use. There might be scenarios where using these missiles provides a tactical advantage, especially if there is a wish to conceal Israeli involvement.

Still, this would only happen if the advantages of using the Kornets outweighed the complications. The logistical complexity and risk of using foreign systems would remain significant obstacles.

Utilizing seized missiles could also be seen as a way to conserve resources, given the expense of anti-tank systems.

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