Middle ages-style catapult used to spark blazes on other side of northern border, where dense vegetation poses challenge to IDF
Footage circulating on social media on Thursday showed Israeli soldiers using a trebuchet to launch incendiaries at Lebanon, to spark fires on the other side of the border.
The Lebanon border area has dense vegetation, which poses a challenge to Israeli forces.
It is believed such fires are intended to aid the army in identifying terrorists trying to infiltrate Israel or carry out attacks on the border.
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