Iran may break through Israel’s air defenses in major attack by drones, missiles — expert

Israel's air defenses can become saturated if Iran and its allies launch a large number of drones and missiles, Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank, said.

"The drone and missile threat from Tehran ought not to be downplayed," the Financial Times newspaper quoted him as saying. "Volleys of rockets interspersed with precision-guided missiles from Hezbollah could still saturate Israeli defenses, especially if part of a surprise attack…·[and if] another direct launch came from Tehran," he added.

Iran has the region’s largest arsenal of ballistic missiles, estimated to number in the low thousands, the expert noted.