WATCH: IDF posts first-person footage by soldier injured in Hezbollah drone attack

The IDF releases footage filmed by the staff sergeant and combat military photographer who was seriously wounded on Wednesday in a Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon, showing troops operating moments before the strike, as well as her subsequent evacuation from the scene.

According to the military, the officer, whom the military identifies by the Hebrew letter Shin, had joined troops of the 601st Battalion in the 401st Brigade during an operation in the area of the Lebanese town of Haddatha, aimed at locating and dismantling Hezbollah terror infrastructure and weapons caches.

During the operation, troops discovered a weapons depot apparently belonging to the terror group’s elite Radwan Force, which contained more than 20 weapons, the IDF says. Shin documented the scene.

About an hour later, while forces were still operating near the site, two explosive drones were launched at the troops and detonated nearby, wounding seven soldiers.

Among the wounded were Shin, who was seriously hurt, and the company commander, a captain who sustained moderate injuries. Three additional soldiers were moderately wounded and two others suffered light injuries, according to the military.

מהמצלמה של לוחמת התיעוד המבצעי בפעילות של 24 שעות בדרום לבנון: מפקד הפלוגה שנפצע, סרן מ׳ במחסן אמצעי לחימה של ׳כוח רדואן׳

לכל הפרטים????https://t.co/B4hlOWVCYS pic.twitter.com/e6GVCtuUkp

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) May 23, 2026