air assault

But the diplomatic push has been accompanied by a ramping-up of Israel’s air assault in Hezbollah-dominated areas, reaching not only the Dahiyeh — the southern suburbs of the capital where Hezbollah holds sway — but also central Beirut.

It was then donated to Ukraine’s 80th Air Assault Brigade - a unit which helped lead the Kursk offensive as Ukrainian troops pushed into Russian territory.

Israel’s air assault has so far killed more than 1,000 people and injured thousands more, authorities say.

Its arsenal presumably decimated in an all-out air assault that left hundreds dead.

And in some fashion, the Houthis’ experience of the intensive aerial bombing tactics of Saudi Arabia and the UAE years ago undoubtedly left them with particular sympathy for the Palestinians under incessant Israeli air assault in Gaza.