Hezbollah hits Israeli helicopter, several Merkavas in South Lebanon
Hezbollah announces a new wave of operations against Israeli assets in South Lebanon, targeting vehicles, soldier gatherings, and a military helicopter successfully.
The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon – Hezbollah announced a fresh set of defensive operations against Israeli assets in South Lebanon, in response to the nonstop aggression the Israeli entity has carried out against the country since the declaration of the so-called ceasefire in early April.
Hezbollah announced targeting an Israeli Merkava tank on May 4, at 11:45 pm, in the town of al-Bayyada with a precision-guided missile. The statement confirmed a direct hit after the enemy tank was seen ablaze.
Operations on May 5, 2026
Israeli gatherings struck
Kickstarting the operational day, Hezbollah’s fighters responded to the Israeli aggression and violations against Lebanese towns and villages, which resulted in the martyrdom and injury of several civilians, with an operation against a gathering of Israeli occupation soldiers and vehicles in al-Bayyada with rocket weapons at 12:15 am.
At 12:30 pm, in a simultaneous operation in al-Bayyada, Hezbollah targeted a gathering of Israeli soldiers and vehicles with an FPV drone and achieved a direct hit.
At 12:45 pm, Hezbollah’s fighters targeted an Israeli soldier and vehicle gathering in Khallat Raj in Deir Seryan with a rocket barrage, achieving a direct hit.
At 1:15 pm, a gathering of Israeli soldiers was struck with artillery shells in al-Bayyada.
At 3:10 pm, a gathering of Israeli enemy vehicles and soldiers in Adshit al-Qusayr was struck with artillery shells.
20 minutes later, Hezbollah targeted an Israeli soldier and vehicle gathering in al-Bayyada with a rocket barrage.
Operations against Israeli vehicles
At 7:00 am, another Israeli Merkava tank was targeted in al-Qawzah using an FPV drone and was directly struck.
At 9:00 am, Hezbollah’s fighters targeted a D9 military bulldozer in Rshaf using an FPV drone and achieved a direct hit.
Only 15 minutes later, another D9 military bulldozer was directly struck in Khallat Raj in Deir Seryan with an FPV drone. A direct hit was confirmed.
10 minutes later, at 9:25 am, Hezbollah targeted a NAMER vehicle attempting to tow the targeted D9 in Deir Seryan, achieving a direct hit using an FPV drone.
At 12:30 pm, a third Merkava was targeted in al-Bayyada with a precision-guided missile, and a direct hit was confirmed.
At 1:00 pm, Hezbollah announced the targeting of an Israeli military vehicle in the vicinity of al-Qantara square with an FPV drone.
Enemy helicopter directly struck
In a top-tier operation, Hezbollah deployed a surface-to-air missile and targeted an Israeli military helicopter over al-Bayyada at 1:35 pm. The helicopter was reportedly directly struck.
Israeli sites targeted
At 3:35 pm, the newly established Israeli artillery position in Rab Thalathin was targeted with a swarm of attack drones.
Hezbollah releases footage
Hezbollah’s Military Media also published footage documenting several military operations carried out recently against the Israeli occupation forces in South Lebanon.
