The National Security Ministry distributed over 20,000 tactical weapons, primarily semi‑automatic M‑16 or M‑4 assault rifles, along with military‑grade flak jackets, combat helmets, and communication systems to the new teams.
The strategic and diplomatic consequences of this deployment are profound, fundamentally shifting the geopolitical architecture of the Middle East.
The innovation is a rapid battlefield adaptation of Ukrainian defensive tactics first used in the Russia‑Ukraine war.
While the IDF stated that several drones were successfully intercepted, others detonated, causing casualties and starting fires in the northern border region.
