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Thursday, March 5, 2026
Hezbollah claims it targeted IDF with anti-tank missile; no comment from IDF
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Hezbollah claims to have targeted Israeli troops in an anti-tank guided missile attack this afternoon.
In a statement, the terror group says it observed a “gathering of Israeli enemy soldiers” in southern Lebanon and targeted them with a missile.
The IDF has not yet commented on the incident.
Israeli troops have pushed deeper into southern Lebanon in recent days, with the IDF saying it assumed “forward defensive positions to establish an additional defensive layer to remove the threats to the residents of northern Israel.”
The deployment came after Hezbollah began attacking Israel, in what the terror group initially said was a response to Israel’s killing of Iran’s supreme leader, but has later claimed was a response to Israel’s continued presence and airstrikes in Lebanon since a November 2024 ceasefire.
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