Hezbollah Carries Out 87 Operations, Targeting Israeli Merkava Tanks in Southern Lebanon
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Hezbollah Carries Out 87 Operations, Targeting Israeli Merkava Tanks in Southern Lebanon

10 May, 2026.Lebanon.27 sources

Key Takeaways

  • Resistance targeted Merkava tanks and Israeli military vehicles in southern Lebanon.
  • Loitering drones and gliders were used to strike tanks and gatherings.
  • A Merkava tank was hit and observed burning in Taybeh.

Hezbollah strikes across south

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, Hezbollah, carried out 87 operations in a wide series of attacks distributed across southern Lebanon and the occupied Palestinian territories, targeting Israeli occupation sites and destroying a large number of Merkava tanks.

At 13:30, mujahideen targeted a Merkava tank at the newly established site in the border town of Marqa with a kamikaze drone.

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In the vicinity of the Khiam detention camp, a gathering of occupation soldiers and vehicles was hit for the third time with artillery shells at 16:10, before being targeted again at 17:10 for the fourth time with a volley of missiles.

The resistance also targeted a Merkava tank in Debl with a guided missile at 18:00, achieving a direct hit.

Drone and missile attacks

On the Lebanon-Palestine border, mujahideen attacked five times in separate operations a gathering of Israeli Army soldiers in the town of Qouzah with artillery shells.

In the same town, after spotting a force of Israeli soldiers inside one of the houses, the fighters struck it with a guided missile, achieving a direct hit.

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The resistance targeted Iron Dome launch platforms at the occupier's artillery yard in al-Za'ura with a swarm of kamikaze drones, and also targeted the launch platforms in the settlement of Maskaf Am with a swarm of kamikaze drones.

It further targeted the air-defense system in the settlement of Ma'alot Tarshiha with a swarm of kamikaze drones.

Escalation and political claims

The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon announced several operations against the Israeli enemy, including targeting two bulldozers, an armored vehicle, and two positions of the Israeli army.

The Israeli army admitted that one officer and two soldiers were wounded by a drone from the Lebanese resistance, according to وكالة سبأ.

Al-Manar TV Lebanon said Islamic Resistance fighters targeted at 08:20 on Sunday 10-05-2026 a D9 bulldozer belonging to the Israeli enemy army at Khallet Al-Raj in Deir Seryan town with a loitering glider, achieving a confirmed hit.

The same outlet stated that fighters targeted at 10:45 on Sunday 10-05-2026 a command headquarters belonging to the Israeli enemy army in Al-Khiam city with two loitering gliders, achieving confirmed hits.

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