Hezbollah claimed multiple attacks on Israeli military targets along the Israel-Lebanon border. On May 12, 2026, the group announced it targeted two Merkava tanks in southern Lebanon’s Taybeh, destroying at least one and setting it ablaze at 16:00 and 18:00. Additionally, an IDF infantry force fortifying a building in the same town was struck by a first-person view (FPV) drone at 17:16 . Earlier in the day, Hezbollah reported striking an IDF infantry soldier near Houla at 10:30 using an FPV drone, followed by an attack on a Merkava tank in the same area 15 minutes later . The group also claimed an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) strike on an IDF infantry force in a building in Houla at 15:00 the previous day . Footage was released showing the destruction of an IDF HMMWV in Bayada on May 8, 2026, using an FPV drone .
Drone activity along the Israel-Lebanon border triggered multiple alerts in northern Israel. Drone alerts were activated in Manara and Margaliot , as well as in Margailot . Additional drone alerts were reported along the Israeli-Lebanese border .
An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon resulted in the death of First Lieutenant Muhammad Ali Obeid of the Lebanese Army in the town of Jibchit .
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