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Hezbollah increasingly relying on drone technology used by Russia in Ukraine to attack IDF
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Hezbollah operatives have been increasingly using first-person view (FPV) drones in attacks on Israeli troops carrying out a ground offensive against the terror group in southern Lebanon.
Recent clips published by Hezbollah show the small FPV drones, carrying an explosive charge, striking Israeli tanks and other vehicles in southern Lebanon.
Some of the drones are guided using a spool of fiber optic cable, which mitigates efforts to electronically jam their signal.
The IDF has reported several injuries among troops as a result of Hezbollah drone attacks during the fighting.
⚡️????????Hezbollah shares footage of FPV drones used to strike a Hammer jeep and an Israeli troop carriers in southern Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/lXd8BSTfAo
— Suppressed News. (@SuppressedNws1) March 31, 2026
For the first time, Hezbollah successfully used an FPV attack drone to target an Israeli armored vehicle, hitting a Merkava MBT. pic.twitter.com/I6wHI1HXoo
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) March 26, 2026
FPV drones are known as a hallmark of the war between Russia and Ukraine.
Hezbollah carried out several attacks with FPV drones during the war in 2024 as well, although not as extensively.
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