Hezbollah continues frequent drone and rocket attacks on northern Israel, including the Kiryat Shmona area. Schoolchildren there had to take shelter during the day due to alerts from incoming threats. Hezbollah has released and increased use of fiber-optic guided FPV drones that are hard to jam.
Footage from earlier this month shows one such drone striking an Iron Dome launcher near the border, with the IDF confirming minor damage and injuries in related incidents but saying the system remained operational overall. IDF forces maintain operations in southern Lebanon against Hezbollah infrastructure. Both sides report near-daily exchanges. Ceasefire efforts from April have been fragile with repeated violations. The situation remains a persistent cycle of attacks, responses, and civilian impacts on the ground.
Hezbollah drone strike videos show evolving tactics against Israel
Hezbollah vs IDF south of Naqoura: Explosive-laden FPV drone strike vs IDF Iron Dome air defence missile launcher at the Jal al-Alam border position yesterday; second time in ten days that that Iron Dome battery's missile firing units were struck on film. [Hezbollah 20/5] pic.twitter.com/LH7mzAGq5R
— Jon Elmer (@jonelmer) May 20, 2026
Hezbollah posts video of FPV drone strike on Iron Dome battery; IDF: ‘This is full-scale war’
Military rushes fishing nets and new detection systems to troops in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah published footage of drones striking an air defense battery, as commanders warn drone threat has no easy fix
The IDF is rushing new defenses to troops operating in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah released video showing FPV drones striking an Iron Dome battery, underscoring the growing challenge posed by cheap, precise unmanned aircraft even against one of the world’s best-known air defense systems.