Hezbollah-launched missiles hit Israeli military vehicle factory

JERUSALEM — Missiles launched by Hezbollah hit an Israeli defense factory last week, according to the Lebanon-based militant group .

The Plasan firm makes vehicle-protection products and components, and it also operates factories in France and the United States. The company reports that a large majority of its wares are exported to the U.S. military.

Hezbollah claimed that at least two of its missiles on Wednesday morning hit the Plasan facility located in Sasa, which is about 2 miles from the Israeli border with Lebanon.

Defense News contacted the Defense Ministry as well as Israel Defense Forces reservist Col. Moshe Elazar, who serves as the CEO of Plasan. They declined to comment for this story. However, Rami Ziv, the secretary of the Sasa community, told Defense News that the factory is fully operational, but would not provide further details.

The Israel Tax Authority, which is responsible for compensating private and business property damaged as a result of warfare, also would not comment, citing confidentiality baked into taxation laws.

Plasan has partnered with Oshkosh Corp. for the production of the M-ATV, a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle chosen to replace the Humvee. The U.S. Army previously ordered Oshkosh-made vehicles for its operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Earlier this week, a group of pro-Palestinian activists filmed themselves breaking into the facility of an Elbit Systems subsidiary in Kent, England. According to the footage, the group vandalized the Instro Precision property. Elbit declined to comment.

Israel is currently fighting a war against the Gaza-based militant group Hamas, while battling Hezbollah in the north.

Tzally Greenberg is the Israel correspondent for Defense News. He has experience reporting on economic affairs as well as defense and cyber companies.

耶路撒冷——据总部位于黎巴嫩的武装组织真主党称，真主党上周发射的导弹击中了以色列的一家国防工厂。

Plasan公司生产车辆防护产品和零部件，并在法国和美国设有工厂。该公司表示，其绝大部分产品出口到美国军方。

真主党声称，周三上午至少有两枚导弹击中了位于萨萨的普拉桑设施，该设施距离以色列与黎巴嫩的边境约 2 英里。

《防务新闻》联系了国防部以及以色列国防军预备役上校摩西·埃拉扎尔（Moshe Elazar），他同时也是普拉桑公司（Plasan）的首席执行官。他们均拒绝就此事置评。不过，萨萨社区秘书拉米·齐夫（Rami Ziv）告诉《防务新闻》，该工厂已全面投入运营，但他拒绝提供更多细节。

负责赔偿因战争而受损的私人和商业财产的以色列税务局也拒绝置评，理由是税法中规定了保密义务。

Plasan公司与奥什科什公司合作生产M-ATV全地形车，这是一款防地雷、防反伏击车辆，旨在取代悍马军车。此前，美国陆军曾订购奥什科什公司生产的车辆用于其在阿富汗和伊拉克的军事行动。

本周早些时候，一群亲巴勒斯坦活动人士拍摄了他们闯入位于英国肯特郡的埃尔比特系统公司（Elbit Systems）子公司Instro Precision工厂的视频。视频显示，该团体破坏了Instro Precision的财产。埃尔比特系统公司拒绝置评。

以色列目前正与加沙地带的武装组织哈马斯交战，同时还在北部与真主党作战。

扎利·格林伯格是《防务新闻》的以色列记者。他拥有丰富的经济事务以及国防和网络安全公司报道经验。