Information about one of the most important air bases in Israel
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency, according to Sefir al-Shamal news site, the Ramat David air base, which was set on fire by Hezbollah in Lebanon this morning by firing a large number of rockets, is located in the southeast of occupied Haifa. .
This base belongs to the Israeli Air Force and has a military airport. The said base is one of the three main and important air bases of the Zionist regime.
In this regard, the Zionist newspaper Yediot Aharonot reported that Hezbollah targeted the airbase where Yoav Gallant, the Minister of War of the Zionist regime, regarding changing the equation of war with Lebanon had given a speech and that is why it was chosen. This base was placed 50 kilometers from the common border between occupied Palestine and Lebanon.
During the past months, Hezbollah published a video clip in which the Lebanese drone “Hoddh” collected information about this base in a unique reconnaissance operation.
In terms of geographical location, this base is located in the Galilee region, and it is strategically important due to its proximity to the northern borders of the occupied lands with Lebanon and Syria. Ramat David is an important operational base for the Tel Aviv Air Force. The base is used as a base for various fighters, including the F-16 and F-15 fighters. In addition, this base plays an important role in defensive and offensive operations.
Advanced fighters such as F-16C/D (nicknamed Barak) and F-15 fighters (nicknamed Baz) are based in this base. There may also be drones and other flying devices in this base.
Historically, since the establishment of the Zionist Air Force in 1948, the Ramat David base has been active as one of the first bases of this force and in regional wars and conflicts. Various, such as the wars in Lebanon and military operations in Gaza and Syria have played an important role.
From the perspective of strategic importance, due to its geographical location and proximity to the northern borders of the occupied territories, this base plays an essential role in the surveillance, defense and offensive operations of the Zionist Air Force. . Also, due to its proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, this base also helps to carry out air missions in international waters.
Two months ago, Netanyahu said at the Ramat David air base in northern occupied Palestine: I have come to the Ramat David base to closely monitor our preparations against threats from far and wide. monitor closely We are ready for any scenario in defense and attack! The Israeli Air Force is our iron fist, which knows how to hit the weak points of our enemies, and if we have to, we will prove this to everyone again and again.
Netanyahu entered the Ramat David air base with a CH-53D Yassur helicopter and from an AH-64D Saraf attack helicopter equipped with an anti-armor missile with an active millimeter wave radar seeker AGM – 114L3 Longbow Hellfire located at this base and the F-16D Barrack multi-role fighter of the 105th squadron, nicknamed “The Scorpion”, which is equipped with 4 GBU-31 2000-pound satellite-guided bombs, 2 AIM-9L Sidewinder short-range thermal air-to-air missiles, and a tank 300-gallon external fuel is equipped under its body, visited.