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Hezbollah's 'THERMAL Ababil' FPV Drone struck Israeli Army (IDF) soldiers in Al-Bayada, Homs Governate
2026-05-26


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Hezbollah UAV hits Metula home amid wave of attacks, none hurt; ministers urge escalation
[IsraelTimes] IDF warns residents of 10 south Lebanon towns to leave ahead of strikes on terror group; Ben Gvir, Smotrich demand major attacks, as Aoun calls Israeli withdrawal ‘non-negotiable’

An unmanned aerial vehicle launched by Hezbollah impacted in the northern border community of Metula on Monday, striking a residential home but causing no injuries.

The incident prompted far-right ministers to demand ramped-up fighting in Leb
...The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. Only one of those statements is an exaggeration....
, ahead of a potential Iran-US deal that could curb Israeli action against the terror group.

The UAV was initially suggested to have been an explosive-laden drone, although the IDF later issued a clarification that this was not the case.

UAVs typically refer to larger, military-grade remotely piloted aircraft, whereas drones often refer to smaller, commercially available quadcopters that can be modified to carry explosives.

The IDF said troops were dispatched to the scene alongside additional security forces.

According to the military, Hezbollah apparently launched three UAVs in the incident. One crashed in Metula, another fell inside Israeli territory near the Lebanese border, and a third crashed in an area where troops were operating in southern Lebanon.

The incident came amid a series of drone infiltrations throughout the day, which set off sirens in communities along the Israel-Lebanon border. No injuries were reported in any of the incidents.

A few hours later, sirens again sounded in a raft of border towns, warning of another suspected drone infiltration. Shortly thereafter, in an apparent explanation for the sirens, the IDF said a drone had hit in an area where troops were operating in southern Lebanon.

In one incident, the IDF said a Hezbollah explosive drone struck the northern border community of Shomera.

A resident of the community told the Kan public broadcaster that Shomera was "in chaos" following the strike.

"Children are locked in the kindergarten, drones are in the air, and live fire [can be heard]," the resident said.

According to the military, additional drones also fell inside Israeli territory, with some landing in a military zone near the Lebanese border.

The IDF said it also identified several "suspicious aerial targets" during multiple drone infiltration alerts across the north, but later lost contact with them, suggesting that they either left the monitored airspace or crashed.

No injuries were reported in any of the incidents, which the military said were under investigation
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