TEHRAN – The newly emerging video raised serious questions about the integrity of Israel’s air defense system.
Footage released online by a group identifying “Luhora’s sons” appears to show real-time operation within Israeli Air Defense Command early on June 17, 2025, when Iran launched a drone attack with missile and drone entities early on June 17, 2025.
The video shows the screen that has been changed in the interceptor path and remote access activity that matches the intentional tampering. The group accompanying the video stated:
“We were in the control room during the attack. We led the system from within. Self-strike was not a mistake. It was a decision.”
Independent analysts point to the reliability of the footage, focusing on accurate interface designs, live telemetry feeds, and command line sequences that match operational Israeli defense consoles. When verified, this violation represents the historic penetration of the regime’s most protected military infrastructure.
The incident in question took place during a major Iranian missile barrage of missiles that targeted Tel Aviv and surrounding military facilities in a retaliatory move against the war that began on June 13, when Israel launched an unprovocated attack that targeted Iranian civilian nuclear sites and assassinated senior military and scientists.
Israeli air defenses, including iron domes and David’s slings, have been activated in response to Iranian missiles. However, one interceptor missile inexplicably distracted its course and attacked within Tel Aviv.
The first Israeli report was thought to be caused by a failure to “path analysis algorithm error,” while other outlets cited “signal interference” and “system abnormalities.” However, the emergence of this video dramatically changes the story, with many now seeing self-harm as the result of intentional internal sabotage.
The incident is not quarantined. Observers are now reconsidering previous failures in Israel’s air defense history. In May 2023, over 40 rockets were launched from Gaza, where Gaza was intercepted, and one Israeli interceptor missile struck a civilian area. Officials at the time condemned “miscalculations of the trajectory.” A month later, in June 2023, Israel’s arrow missile system accidentally defeated a friendly reconnaissance drone in Golan Heights.
Security analysts now argue that these events may represent a broader pattern of secret interference within Israel’s defense infrastructure. Taken together, they suggest that once-vaunted iron domes may have been vulnerable to internal compromises for much longer than previously recognized.
The psychological effects of these revelations are already felt. Rather than hijacking Israel’s defense system, it could potentially be hijacked and overwhelmed the enemy’s firepower, with silent internal orders, deeply shaking Israel’s confidence.
As the investigation continues, important questions remain. Who adjusted penetration? How much is the system compromised? Also, is there a similar violation possible again?
For now, the iron dome may still be in operation, but in the eyes of many observers its reliability collapsed from internal ruptures rather than external pressure.