Tuesday, 17/03/2026   
   Beirut 17:00

Hezbollah Fighters Hunt Down Israeli Merkavas, Confront Enemy Advance Attempts (Video)

Screen capture of a video released by Hezbollah Military Media showing a missile strike on Israeli airbase of Palmachim (March 2026).

Hezbollah resistance fighters are hunting down Israeli soldiers and tanks, after the Israeli enemy announced a ground operation in south Lebanon.

Al-Manar correspondent in south Lebanon, reported that the Islamic Resistance fighters have destroyed at least 21 Israeli Merkavas since the start of the Israeli aggression on Lebanon on March 2.

Along with targeting the Israeli tanks, the Hezbollah resistance group have staged several operations targeting Israeli gatherings in the border area between Lebanon and occupied Palestine.

In a series of statements, Hezbollah Military Media announced on Tuesday several operations against the invading Israeli forces “in defense of Lebanon and its people.”

At 00:45 on Tuesday, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in Jdeidet Meiss Al-Jabal with a rocket salvo, the first statement read.

At the same time (at 00:45), the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers south of the border town of Maroun Al-Ras with a rocket salvo, according to the second statement.

Later at 01:45 on Tuesday, Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a Merkava tank in the Taybeh project with a guided missile, the third statement read.

“The enemy hastily evacuated its casualties under the cover of dense smoke, prompting fighters to respond with sustained artillery fire and a salvo of rockets,” added the third statement.

Another Israeli Merkava was targeted later at 02:00 in the same area with a guided missile, raising the number of destroyed Markavas to 5 since last night, the fourth statement read.

At 00:30 on Tuesday, the Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers at the Al-Assi site opposite the town of Mays Al-Jabal with a rocket salvo, according to the fifth statement.

At 01:45, the Islamic Resistance fighters fired a salvo of rockets at a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in the Hamames hill south of the city of Khiam, according to the sixth statement.

Later at 03:00 on Tuesday, Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance fighters targeted a gathering of Israeli enemy army soldiers in the settlement of Misgav Am with a rocket salvo, the seventh statement announced.

The Islamic Resistance fighters then, at 07:15, targeted Israeli enemy soldiers’ position inside a tent in the border town of Maroun Al-Ras with a kamikaze drone, the eighth statement read.

Later on Tuesday, at 13:00, Hezbollah’s Islamic Resistance fighters fired a barrage of rockets, targeting an Israeli gathering near Khiam Municipality HQ, according to the ninth statement.

Meanwhile on Tuesday, the resistance group’s Military Media released a video showing a missile strike on Palmachim Airbase, south of Tel Aviv. The strike which took place earlier this month, employed a quality missile, according to the video which also included coordinates of the airbase, as well as scenes of the missile launch.

Source: Al-Manar English Website