Hezbollah Deploys Fiberoptic Drones in Border Attacks

Hezbollah has introduced small drones guided by thin fiberoptic cables into its attacks on northern Israel and Israeli positions in southern Lebanon, marking a new challenge in the ongoing cross-border fighting that escalated in early March. The devices, resembling dental floss in width, evade traditional electronic jamming by maintaining a direct wired connection to operators, allowing them to strike troops and border areas with little warning.

The Israeli military reported that at least a dozen soldiers were injured by such drones in northern Israel on Thursday, with two suffering serious wounds. The forces attempted to intercept multiple incoming drones. Over the past week, these weapons killed one Israeli soldier and a civilian defense contractor operating in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, announced it began deploying fiberoptic-guided drones on March 2, after years of using other drone types. The group has released videos on social media and its Al-Manar TV station showing attacks, including one last weekend that killed a soldier and wounded six others near a vehicle, and another on Tuesday that struck the contractor. In one clip, a drone...