Hezbollah Drone Attack Kills One Israeli Soldier Near Nimr Al-Jamal, Wounds Six

Hezbollah’s drone war along the Lebanese border escalated in southern Lebanon with an FPV drone overflying a zone controlled by the Israeli army near Nimr Al-Jamal, opposite the Lebanese border town of Alma al-Shaab, and then exploding nearby after a live feed cut off.

The incident described by Chronique de Palestine says three Israeli occupying army soldiers stationed near a tank heard a faint buzz, identified the source too late to react, and the drone attack killed one soldier and wounded six others.

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Chronique de Palestine also describes how optical-fiber FPV drones are connected to operators by optical fiber cables several kilometers long, making them immune to electronic jamming and enabling operators to directly guide detonation points that trigger on impact.

In parallel, Al-Manar TV Lebanon reported multiple “confirmed hit” strikes by Islamic Resistance fighters on Friday, June 12, 2026, including an Ababil loitering glider [FPV] against a Merkava tank at the southeastern outskirts of Yohmor Al-Shaqif town and a loitering drone against “Israeli” enemy army soldiers’ positioning inside a hotel in Naqoura town.

Chronique de Palestine quotes an Israeli military official saying that Israel recognizes the threat posed by drones and that it is striving to develop capabilities to detect and intercept these weapons.

The same account adds that a senior officer was tasked with finding solutions, while it also says optical-fiber–cable FPV drones cannot be jammed by electronic warfare and are harder to detect, citing Rob Lee, senior fellow in the Eurasia program at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

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Chronique de Palestine frames Hezbollah’s approach as a return to guerrilla-style tactics in southern Lebanon, describing FPV drones as inexpensive, disposable, and increasingly effective against armored units and Israeli personnel.

In a separate report, saba.ye says “The Lebanese Resistance shoots down a drone, strikes positions, and targets the vehicle of an Israeli brigade commander,” placing the drone activity alongside attacks on tanks and enemy troops and vehicles in the south.

Chronique de Palestine says Hezbollah’s military media released a video titled The Pride of the Lebanese Industry, accompanied by Hebrew text בגאווה, תוצרת לבנון, and it reports that a Hezbollah source said the development reflected structural changes within the group.

That Hezbollah source, as quoted by Chronique de Palestine, links the shift to efforts to overcome supply difficulties following the disruption of the Syrian supply route after the fall of Bashar al-Assad at the end of 2024, and it says the group is increasingly relying on locally manufactured systems.

The same account provides a cost estimate, saying the manufacture of each drone costs about 300 to 400 dollars (250 to 350 euros), and it attributes the figure to 3D printing and electronic components available commercially that can be adapted for dual civilian and military use.

Al-Manar TV Lebanon’s June 12, 2026 updates show the operational tempo continuing across multiple times and targets, including “at 19:00” and “at 20:00” strikes on Merkava tanks at the southeastern outskirts of Yohmor Al-Shaqif town and a loitering drone strike on soldiers’ positioning inside a hotel in Naqoura town.