Participation of Israeli Space Agency on Strike Against Hashed Al-Shaabi
A commemoration ceremony was held at the Israeli Space Agency (ISA) headquarters for a senior figure in the space industry, CEO of the space agency and Israel Prize laureate Avi Har-Even who died of injuries sustained during a foreign trip.
Professor Isaac Ben-Israel a senior military scientist and the current chairman of the Israeli Space Agency said that Har-Even "laid the foundations to build Israel's current space capabilities, and his contribution is worth its weight in gold."
He added “His contribution to space exploration and Israel’s national security is unknown to most Israelis, and much of his activity will remain a mystery in the future, too. Just look at our satellites, for example with Ofek (Ofek-16), we observe our enemy’s movements day and night.”
He also revealed for the first time that Ofek-16 was engaged in an airstrike against Iranian-backed militia’s drone bases in Syria and Iraq on June 27, 2021. The militia group known as Hashed Al-Shaabi claimed four Iraqi fighters died in the strike, carried out by an American F-16 and two F-15 fighter jets.
He claimed satellite pictures that were given to Pentagon played an important role in the strike and according to a before and after picture of the bases a severe damage was done to the drone facilities.
“I am very pleased to inform you that with this satellite technology that we possess even our friends in Pentagon request pictures and information from us and to be very clear, in the recent strike against the Iranian backed terrorists we gave our American friends what they needed. We know very well what was hit and what happened to it.”
It was four weeks ago when Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah warned that the terrorist organization is working to reach a new equation in which any attack on Jerusalem will lead to a regional war.
Nasrallah stated that Hezbollah is in contact with “anyone who is willing to be part of this regional equation.” Right after his speech Hamas, Iraqi Kata'ib Hezbollah and the Ansarallah group announced that they would act for “the protection of Jerusalem.”