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India Today analysed the IDF footage on its Telegram channel, identifying at least 48 such BLU-109 bombs, known as bunker busters for their ability to penetrate underground targets before detonating.. ...
Months later, a video released by the IDF showed eight fighter jets, each carrying at least six American-made BLU-109 bombs reportedly weighing 2,000 pounds, allegedly used to target Hezbollah's leader...
However, the Geneva Conventions spell out that heavy duty bombs like bunker busters could only be used in "extreme circumstances of self-defence, and dropping them in civilian neighbourhoods is strictly prohibited and perceived as inhumane.. . Israel dropped over 80 tonnes of bunker-buster explosives on several buildings in the Haret Hreik neighbourhood on September 27 (Source: Planet Labs PBC) ..
The recent escalation with Lebanon saw the Israeli Air Force (IAF) deploy air-to-surface missiles like Popeye, EXTRA (Extended Range Artillery), and Gabriel missiles..
Most of its arsenal consists of small, unguided surface-to-surface rockets, but it is also believed to have anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles, along with guided missiles capable of striking deep within Israel..
