Friday, 08/05/2026   
   Beirut 16:33

3 Israeli Soldiers Wounded, One Seriously in Hezbollah Drone Attacks

Screen capture of a footage filmed by a camera installed on a Hezbollah FPV drone showing how Islamic Resistance fighters hunt down Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon (video released on April 27 showing the strike which took place a daw earlier).

Israeli enemy army announced on Friday three soldiers were wounded, including one seriously, by explosive drones launched by Hezbollah today.

In one incident a short while ago, a Hezbollah drone exploded in Israeli-occupied territory, close to the border with Lebanon, The Times of Israel reported, quoting the occupation army as saying that the blast seriously wounded one soldier and moderately injured another.

In another incident earlier, several explosive drones struck near Israeli forces deployed to southern Lebanon. One soldier was moderately injured in the incident, according to the enemy military.

Israeli soldiers south Lebanon
Israeli soldiers at a house in southern Lebanon (image by Haaretz / April 2026).

It added that the wounded troops were evacuated to hospitals and their families were notified.

Several more rockets and mortars were launched by Hezbollah at Israeli troops in southern Lebanon today, with the occupation army reporting that one projectile was intercepted by air defenses, claiming that no injuries were caused.

Earlier on Friday, Israeli Channel 12 reported that security assessments indicate that Hezbollah maintains a dedicated network in southern Lebanon of roughly 100 operatives specializing exclusively in FPV drone operations

Hezbollah drone strike
Screen capture of a Hezbollah drone strike on an Israeli vehicle, with the drone’s wings clearly visible in the footage (April 2026).

“Hezbollah has launched approximately 160 drones at Israeli army forces so far, around 90 of which were fiber-optic guided and directly tethered to their operators,” the Israeli media outlet added.

Source: Israeli media (translated and edited by Al-Manar English Website)