Hezbollah airs footage of IDF leaving equipment in Lebanon under deadly fire

Footage aired by Hezbollah shows that the Israeli military abandoned equipment and engineering vehicles in southern Lebanon during an attempt to cross the Litani River last month.

The incident took place on March 28, in the eastern sector of southern Lebanon, where the Litani River is some four kilometers (some 2.5 miles) from the Israeli border.

Hezbollah’s video shows operatives launching rockets and mortars during the night in an attempt to thwart the advancement of the Israeli troops.

The video shows that in the morning, the Israeli troops apparently retreated from the area, leaving the equipment behind.

A Hezbollah operative is seen inspecting a makeshift bridge built by the IDF over the river, along with rubber boats and other army equipment.

Also seen in the video are at least three excavators that the military brought to the area and left behind.

The IDF confirms that a rocket attack in the area that night killed Sgt. Moshe Yitzchak Katz and wounded three other troops, and a separate rocket attack wounded another 20 soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel from the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit.

الاعلام الحربي التابع لحزب الله ينشر:

مشاهد من ساحة الكمين الذي نفذه مجاهدو المقاومة الإسلامية في منطقة بيدر النهر في بلدة الطيبة جنوب لبنان بعد فرار قوات جيش العدو الإسرائيلي.#وقائع pic.twitter.com/snoHkANdcX

— وقائع (@waqa2e3) April 5, 2026