The deputy commander of the Sabar Battalion said he believes the drone threat is being “exaggerated beyond proportion, mainly by those back at home trying to understand what is happening.”
A security source reported that efforts are underway around the clock to develop solutions to be presented to Defense Minister Israel Katz.
“The primary concern is that Trump will grow tired of talks and cut a deal – any deal – with last-minute concessions,” one source told CNN.
Handala said on its website that the commandos would now become targets for the "resistance's shadows."
Until now, the air force has had complete air supremacy, and even beyond that, with essentially no threats to the safety of fighter jets.
The IDF said that over three days of fighting, it had killed around 15 Hezbollah fighters in the operation, which, combined with earlier operations, added up to around 70 total.
A second helicopter had been scrambled to evacuate the three soldiers in its stead.
The terrorist emerged from a vehicle and fired at the forces, prompting the officers to return fire and kill him. No officers were injured in the incident.
Glovanyov was a lead vehicle driver in the 6924th Transport Battalion. His family has been notified.
The IDF has struggled to respond to the FPV drone threat, which uses special cables and manual operation of the drone to outwit the military's advanced technologies for jamming and tracking drones.
IDF special forces rescue units had been clandestinely placed in Iraq in order to have the capability to jump into action to rescue any IDF pilots who might crash-land if they were shot down.
