[45368] Hezbollah claims: We shot down an IDF UAV over Nabatieh in southern Lebanon

Tension in the North: Hezbollah reports the downing of an Israeli UAV

On Wednesday, April 30, 2026, media outlets in Lebanon and Israeli Telegram groups reported an unusual security incident in southern Lebanon. According to the reports, Hezbollah succeeded in downing an IDF unmanned aerial vehicle by firing a surface-to-air missile.

Amit Segal and 🚨Ongoing Security News🚨 updated that the organization claims to have downed the vehicle in southern Lebanon after a missile was launched toward it. The channels, which usually report on security incidents in real-time, noted the event without official confirmation from the IDF Spokesperson.

Simultaneously, the channel 🚫 Israel News Without Censorship 🚫 elaborated beyond the initial reports and claimed that it was a "Hermes 450" model UAV, which was shot down over the city of Nabatieh. According to the channel, which is identified with a perspective that sometimes criticizes security censorship policies, this is a significant loss estimated at "7 million dollars."

As of this hour, Hezbollah's claims have not received confirmation from security officials in Israel, and the incident is being investigated by the security establishment. According to Amit Segal, the incident joins a sequence of tense events on the northern border, where the use of a surface-to-air missile against UAVs constitutes a technological escalation attributed to the terrorist organization.