In a move possibly not seen in centuries, Israeli soldiers have employed a medieval-style trebuchet to launch fireballs into Lebanon. Footage shows the IDF soldiers operating the trebuchet near the Lebanese border, sending flaming projectiles into Lebanese plantations.
The IDF uses a catapult (trébuchet) on the border with Lebanon pic.twitter.com/YT4hgQ872U [1]
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“This is a local initiative and not a tool that is widely used,” the military allegedly told [3] Israeli state broadcaster KAN News. Historically, trebuchets were prominent during the Middle Ages, primarily used in sieges to launch large stones and other projectiles at enemy fortifications.
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