Hezbollah drones limiting 80 percent of Israeli troop assaults in Lebanon

Hezbollah drones limiting 80 percent of Israeli troop assaults in Lebanon Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 05/20/2026 - 12:26 Kan reports Lebanese group's drone capabilities becoming an increasing problem for Israeli military in southern Lebanon Israeli tanks and military vehicles on a road between destroyed houses in southern Lebanon near the border with northern Israel, on 29 April 2026 (Jalaa Marey/AFP) Off Hezbollah’s drone capabilities are limiting 80 percent of Israeli assaults on southern Lebanon , according to a report by Israel’s public broadcaster Kan. On Monday, Kan reported that the Israeli military had estimated that drones fired by Hezbollah had severely restricted Israeli troop movements in Lebanon, and contributed to battlefield losses. The report stated that anti-drone systems were being distributed to only a limited number of Israeli troops due to supply shortages, and that some military operations were not being carried out in daylight hours over fears of drone attacks.