Wednesday, May 20Wednesday, May 20Hezbollah has intensified its military operations against Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, targeting multiple Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) positions with FPV (first-person view) drones. On May 8, Hezbollah released footage of an unannounced strike on an IDF Merkava IV tank in Bayada, southern Lebanon . On May 11, Hezbollah conducted additional strikes, including one at 16:35 in Bayada, where an IDF Merkava IV(B) tank was hit, with the operation documented by a Hezbollah surveillance drone . Earlier the same day, Hezbollah targeted an IDF armor position in Tayr Harfa at 11:20, detonating a fuel tank, followed by strikes at 14:20 on an IDF HMMWV vehicle and an unspecified military engineering vehicle, both using FPV drones .
In response to Hezbollah’s attacks, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have escalated, killing at least four people and prompting forced displacement warnings for nine towns in southern and eastern Lebanon . Despite the intensifying violence, residents in southern Lebanon have refused to flee, citing past experiences of displacement .
In Israel, the parliament approved a special legal framework to prosecute individuals involved in the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack, establishing a military tribunal in Jerusalem to try detainees . Meanwhile, the European Union imposed sanctions on violent Israeli settlers and Hamas leaders, including asset freezes and travel bans, following Hungary’s decision to lift its veto. The sanctions target settler violence against Palestinians and come amid international criticism of Israel’s settlement expansion . Israel’s far-right National Security Minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, condemned the EU’s actions as antisemitic, vowing to continue settlement expansion despite the measures .
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