Iron Sting: Israel unleashes laser-guided mortar bomb against Hamas for the first time

As the Israeli military carried out more than 300 airstrikes overnight targeting “terrorist infrastructure and military targets” in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Air Force unleashed the most innovative weapon to target Hamas--the 'Iron Sting'.

With this, Israel's high-tech system entered its operational use for the first time amid the ongoing conflict with Palestine.

Taking to X, the Israeli Air Force posted a video on X, saying, "The Magellan unit, in cooperation with the Air Force, thwarted dozens of terrorists using a variety of weapons, including an innovative and accurate mortar bomb, called "Steel Sting". Watch the documentation of an attack on a rocket launcher using a "steel stinger".

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The footage showed a 120mm mortar decimating an enemy rocket launcher.