Fadi, a type of rocket used for the first time by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah against Israel, has more explosive power and range others, but lacks precision, experts say.
“In an initial response” to the explosions of pagers and two-way radios, Hezbollah on Sunday said it had hit military centres and an airbase in northern Israel with “dozens” of Katyusha, Fadi-1 and Fadi-2 rockets.
According to the Iranian news agency Mehr, Fadi is a tactical multi-use ground-to-ground rocket.
Its design is based on the Syrian Khaibar rocket, which itself is based on the design of China’s WS-1, said Elliot Chapman, a regional expert for British security firm Janes.
The rockets’ precision however, is not high, judging from the discrepancy between announced targets and actual impact locations, Mr Chapman said.
It’s unclear whether the weapons are manufactured in Lebanon, or how many Hezbollah have.
War Noir, co-founder of the US site Militant Wire, that if Hezbollah can survive Israeli airstrikes, “these heavy artillery rockets will probably be used much more frequently”, including against targets deeper inside Israel.