[45382] Hezbollah reports attacks against Merkava tanks and artillery using suicide drones
[45382] Hezbollah reports attacks against Merkava tanks and artillery using suicide drones
The Hezbollah organization has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks against IDF forces in southern Lebanon using suicide unmanned aerial vehicles throughout the day.
Escalation on the northern border: Hezbollah reports hitting armored vehicles and artillery
Throughout the day, April 30, 2026, the Hezbollah organization, which defines itself as the "Islamic Resistance," reported a series of military operations against IDF forces in southern Lebanon. The reports, coming from media outlets affiliated with the resistance axis, focus on the extensive use of suicide unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
According to a report by Al Jazeera Channel and Al Mayadeen Channel | Urgent, the organization attacked a 155mm self-propelled artillery gun south of the town of Yaroun on Thursday morning using an "Ababil" (attack drone). The sources emphasize that a "direct hit" was achieved on the target.
In another sector, Quds News Network and Al Mayadeen Channel | Urgent reported an attack on two Merkava tanks in the town of Al-Qantara. According to the reports, two tanks were attacked using two strike units, with the organization stating that it was a "direct hit." In addition, sources affiliated with the organization reported an attack on a gathering of IDF soldiers at the Balat site that was destroyed using a "swarm of suicide drones."
It is important to note that the reports come from Arab sources that use militant and one-sided terminology, glorifying the actions of the resistance's "Mujahideen." Media outlets such as Gaza News Now | Warlife and Journalist Hussein Mortada frame the events as a direct operational success against the "occupation army," while publishing images they claim show the attacked sites after the impact.