Explosive Drone Strikes Rosh Hanikra in Northern Israel, Injuring Three

The IDF confirmed that the drone had been launched by Hezbollah. It said the incident constitutes a blatant violation of the ceasefire understandings between Israel and the Iran-backed group. The incident comes shortly after the IDF said it had begun striking Hezbollah terror infrastructure sites in several areas in southern Lebanon.

Earlier on Thursday, an IDF Arabic-language spokesperson issued an urgent evacuation warning to residents of several Lebanese towns, including Labaya, Sahmar, Taffahata, Kafr Malek, Yahmor in the Bekaa, Ain Tineh, Houmin al-Fouqa, and Mazra’at Sinai.

Sunday, Hezbollah released footage of one of its First-Person View drones striking an Iron Dome battery on the northern border. The IDF has struggled to respond to the FPV drone threat, which uses special cables and manual operation of the drone to outwit the IDF’s advanced technologies for jamming and tracking drones.

In an effort to counter the rising Hezbollah threat, the IDF is set to establish a factory that will produce first-person view suicide drones and employ approximately 200 haredi soldiers. Yisrael Beytenu leader MK Avigdor Liberman criticized the government’s handling of the northern front following the strike.