The bombs are capable of penetrating deep underground spaces such as military bunkers
A hole in the ground near the site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut’s southern suburbs Dr Nic Jenzen-Jones, director of arms intelligence consultancy Armament Research Services , identified the bombs as BLU-109s, also known as “bunker-busters” as they are capable of destroying military bunkers deep underground.
The IDF said 80 bombs were dropped over a few minutes on Hezbollah’s headquarters “under residential buildings in the heart of the Dahieh in Beirut” but did not confirm the bombs used.Dr Jenzen-Jones said the devastation of the area was consistent with the impact of bunker-busting bombs “such as those seen in the imagery of Israeli strike aircraft released by the IDF”.
“Larger, specialised penetrator models do exist, but the use of multiple 2,000lb-class bombs is a fairly predictable choice for this type of target, likely to ensure the destruction of the hardened bunker being described.
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