Regarding Hezbollah, Hagari said that dozens of US aircraft now in the region can each carry out around 160 attacks, exponentially increasing the threat to Hezbollah and Iran should choose to join the Israel-Gaza war in a more aggressive manner.
The chief IDF spokesman also said that the US naval vessels with the UE Aegis system gave Israel an additional layer of defense against attack.
The highly advanced Aegis Combat System integrates computers and radars to track and guide weapons to destroy enemy targets, though Hagari said he expected it to be used for Israel only on defense. READ MORE