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Laser cannons, nets, microwave beams: how do you stop Hezbollah's deadly drones?

The threat of explosives-laden FPV drones has been known for years but the IDF is only now trying to eradicate the phenomenon; many companies offer creative solutions, but so far the simple aircraft with a fiber optic wire is proving smarter than all of them

Tal Shahar | 05.10.26

‘No answer to AliExpress explosive Hezbollah drones’: IDF troops improvise defenses in Lebanon

Three reservists were wounded Saturday by explosive drones, as soldiers in southern Lebanon say they are exposed to Hezbollah’s fiber-optic threat and forced to buy protective nets with civilian donations; IDF says it is taking the threat seriously

Gal Ganot | 05.10.26

3 IDF reservists wounded by explosive drones near Lebanon border; Lebanon reports 7 dead

Fighting continues ahead of a third round of Israel-Lebanon talks; reservists were seriously and moderately wounded by drones inside Israel; Lebanon reported two strikes beyond the yellow line

Lior Ben Ari, Gal Ganot, Ron Crissy | 05.09.26

המאמץ של הלוחמים בשטח גדול, לפעמים גם הירואי. לוחמי גבעתי בדרום לבנון

Israel's southern Lebanon operations look like Gaza all over again

Opinion: we are copying Gaza in Lebanon: a legitimate operation, heroic troops, heavy destruction — and no clear strategy to stop Hezbollah from rebuilding

Nahum Barnea | 05.08.26

Sirens blare as Hezbollah fires rockets deep into northern Israel

Alerts issued for Nahariya, Acre and Haifa Bay area in apparent response to killing of Radwan commander; no immediate reports of casualties

Elisha Ben Kimon, Yair Kraus, Lior Ben Ari | 05.08.26

אמל"ח ששימש את ארגון הטרור חיזבאללה שאותר ע"י כוחות צה"ל בדרום לבנון והוחרם

Nazi-era guns and Iranian weapons: captured Hezbollah arsenal exposes rearmament push

IDF displays Hezbollah arsenal seized in southern Lebanon, including a Nazi-era MG34 and Iranian weapons; over 7,500 items, from rockets to drones, collected during fighting

Yair Kraus | 05.08.26

After killing of Radwan Force commander, events in northern Israel cancelled

Fear of Hezbollah retaliation: At the order of the IDF, mass events scheduled for this weekend in the Galilee have been canceled, including farmers markets and a belated Lag B'Omer bonfire; Hezbollah could respond by expanding the range of fire in the north

Yair Kraus, Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.07.26

IDF confirms top Hezbollah commander who planned to 'conquer the Galilee' eliminated | Watch

Ahmed Ali Balout, who directed attacks on Israeli troops and rebuilt Hezbollah’s elite Radwan Force, killed in Dahieh as Israel says it struck more than 180 Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon this week

Elisha Ben Kimon | 05.07.26

Drug boom: Lebanon’s war-weary population turns to sedatives in droves

Pharmacists report requests for sleeping pills and sedatives soaring over 300% as war, displacement and years of crisis deepen anxiety, though officials say orders may partly reflect stockpiling rather than actual use

Lior Ben Ari | 05.07.26

Israel cuts local access to key home front rocket-tracking system over Iran leak fears

Northern officials say the Home Front Command disabled a vital system used to identify expected impact zones, leaving communities 'operationally blind' during Hezbollah fire over security leak concerns

Yair Kraus | 05.07.26

Hezbollah drones wound 7 IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon in 24 hours

Hezbollah drone strike seriously wounds one soldier and lightly wounds three others overnight, after three troops hurt earlier; IDF intercepts drones near Kiryat Shmona

Yair Kraus | 05.07.26

Every generation and its Lebanon: The curse of the country to the north

Opinion: For the umpteenth time in recent decades, our soldiers are wading through the Lebanese mud: The same gaze northward, the same endless nervous alertness, the same built-in frustration and only the weapons change.

Ariela Ringel Hoffman | 05.07.26

Tehran demand could reshape Lebanon front as IDF warns against risking hard-won gains

Iran wants any US deal to halt fighting on all fronts, including Lebanon; IDF officials say troops must hold current lines until Hezbollah is disarmed, warning against risking gains won in battle

Elisha Ben Kimon, Itamar Eichner, Lior Ben Ari | 05.06.26

Israel says Hezbollah Radwan chief killed in Beirut strike

Official says Beirut strike coordinated with US and killed Radwan commander Malek Balout, his deputy and several Hezbollah terrorists in first attack in weeks on group’s stronghold

Elisha Ben Kimon, Lior Ben Ari, Itamar Eichner | 05.06.26

חייל צה"ל מעשן סיגריה עם פסלה של מרים הבתולה

IDF reviews video after soldier appears to mock Christian statue in Lebanon

Military probes footage showing a soldier placing a cigarette in a Virgin Mary statue’s mouth, weeks after troops jailed for smashing a Jesus statue in a Christian village

Gal Ganot, Lior Ben Ari | 05.06.26