Overview
- Hezbollah has stepped up use of fiber‑optic first‑person‑view drones that carry explosives and stay tethered by a thin cable, a method that leaves no radio signal to jam or track.
- An attack captured in a Hezbollah video killed 19-year-old Sgt. Idan Fooks, the IDF said, with more drones sent at a rescue helicopter in the same incident, according to CNN.
- The Israeli military has confirmed multiple recent deaths from explosive drones, including two soldiers and one civilian contractor, and acknowledged the threat as a major challenge.
- Because the control link runs through fiber‑optic cable, electronic warfare tools cannot cut the connection, and an Israeli source told CNN the cable can reach about 15 kilometers.
- Israel says it is using nets and barriers and developing new methods, while Hezbollah’s media chief says the drones are made in Lebanon from cheap parts, reflecting tactics adopted from Ukraine.