Hezbollah armed strength In October 2006 Hezbollah claimed to have an arsenal of at least 33 , 000 rockets . The Pentagon believes that Hezbollah has a rocket arsenal of around 30 . 000 . According to IranTracker , estimates of Hezbollah ’ s overall missile arsenal range from 40 , 000 to 50 , 000 large - caliber munitions of all kinds . [ 1 ] Israel estimates that Hezbollah has about 40 , 000 , most of them shorter - range rockets and mortar shells . [ 2 ] Katyusha rockets were the main offensive weapons used by Hezbollah in the 2006 Lebanon War in which it fired some 3 , 970 rockets into Israel from southern Lebanon . Weapons . Short range . The main arsenal of Hezbollah ' s rocket force consists of over 5 , 000 rockets , including the 122mm M - 21OF rockets which have a range of 25 km . Hezbollah is also believed to have fired Shahin I missile which was described as a Ra ' ad 1 missile by Hezbollah ' s TV station and has a range of 13 km . However , the vast majority of their rocket arsenal are made up of 122mm Katyusha rockets . Fajr rockets . Hezbollah also possesses longer range rockets , namely the Fajr - 5 rocket which has a range of 45 km ; the missile was fired into Israel in the 2006 conflict . It was reported that in 2006 Israel Defense Forces ( IDF ) believed that Hezbollah had some 100 Fajr rockets . Fadjr rockets are normally fired on tank - mounted multiple launch systems . Before 2000 , the rockets delivered to Hezbollah were believed to have come individually and to be fired from improvised missile launchers . The launching crew could fire the rockets remotely to avoid enemy ' s counter - battery fire . In early 2001 , it became known that Hezbollah had deployed a belt of mobile multi - barreled rocket launchers and truck - mounted missiles along Israel ’ s northern border in preparation of a conflict with Israel . Zelzal - 2 rockets . According to Iran and Israel , Hezbollah possesses the more potent Zelzal - 2 which has a claimed range of 200 – 400 km , while a more conservative assessment estimates the range at 100 km . The Iranian - manufactured missile could reach Tel Aviv from Lebanon . The missile can be fitted with a 600 kg high - explosive warhead and has a solid fuel system that allows it to be easily transported and prepared for firing . Although these are unguided missiles , they could cause serious damages if launched towards urban areas . A report by Agence France Presse during the 2006 Lebanon War estimated a stockpile of 30 missiles of the Zelzal type , most of which are believed to have been destroyed by the IAF . However , Hezbollah is known to built a greater weapons arsenal both quality and quantity - wise ever since the war . Scud ballistic missiles . Israel said that Hezbollah has possession of Scud missiles that were provided to them by Syria . US officials believe hezbollah to have possession of these missiles as well . The reports were denied by Syria . Anti - ship missile . On 14 July 2006 , Hezbollah forces fired an anti - ship missile , at the Israeli corvette INS " Hanit " , killing four sailors and inflicting substantial damage . A second missile sunk a Cambodian vessel crewed by Egyptian sailors , although no deaths were reported . The Israeli military believes that Iranian advisers from the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps ( IRGC ) were present at the launch during the attack . Iran has denied involvement in the incident . Unmanned aerial vehicle . Iran has supplied Hezbollah with Mohajer - 4 unmanned aerial vehicle s ( UAVs ) . These have flown successfully into Israeli airspace in November 2004 and April 2005 . Supply and training . According to the United States , Iran has provided weapons to Hezbollah as well as provided training and funding . In addition , Syria has permitted Iran to use Damascus as a transshipment point to supply Hezbollah . In another report , Iran ' s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has helped build Hezbollah ' s underground storerooms in the Bekaa Valley to hold huge amounts of missiles and ammunition . Hezbollah ' s missile force includes some 200 technicians and experts trained in Iran . The Zelzal - 2 rockets require expertise to aim and launch effectively , and Hezbollah may require direct support from Iranian Revolutionary Guards to operate the rockets . 2006 Lebanon War . During the 2006 Lebanon War Hezbollah fired about 3 , 699 rockets into Israel , killing 44 civilians . On August 6 , 2006 ( one week before the end of the conflict ) Israeli officials believed that its operation destroyed the vast majority of Hezbollah ' s longer - range rockets and about a third of the shorter range rockets , such as Katyushas . The group did , however , still have many short - range rockets which are smaller and easier to hide or store underground , and can be set up and fired in a few minutes . On August 13 , 2006 , the day before the negotiated ceasefire was to come into effect , Hezbollah launched its fiercest barrage , firing 250 rockets into Israel .