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Beit Shemesh 'satellite station' hit by Hezbollah is European civilian SES site — not Israeli military
·Haela Valley, near Beit Shemesh, Israel
Dashcam footage confirms Hezbollah missile struck SES satellite station in Haela Valley near Beit Shemesh — a civilian commercial site operated by European company SES. Hezbollah claimed it was an Israeli military 'Communications and Cyber Defense Division' installation. IDF: 'isolated failure' allowed this missile to impact without interception or sirens.
Dashcam video released on Day 11 confirms that the Hezbollah missile that struck near Beit Shemesh on Day 10 impacted the SES satellite station in the Haela Valley — a civilian commercial facility operated by European satellite company SES, not an Israeli military installation. Hezbollah had claimed responsibility for targeting the 'Communications and Cyber Defense Division of the Israeli enemy army.' In fact, the site is a commercial satellite ground station operated by SES, a Luxembourg-headquartered company and one of the world's largest satellite operators. The attack damaged infrastructure at the site and injured two people. The IDF confirmed an 'isolated failure' in both interception and warning systems allowed the missile to reach the site without being shot down or warning sirens sounding. The mistaken targeting of a European civilian satellite facility — while claiming it was a military installation — carries significant diplomatic and legal implications. SES is a company with ties to the European Union and Luxembourg government. Its civilian satellite infrastructure was struck and damaged by Hezbollah's military campaign.
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