{"id":327169,"date":"2026-05-20T07:04:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T07:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=327169"},"modified":"2026-05-21T05:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T05:46:07","slug":"hezbollah-drones-paralyze-80-of-israeli-offensives-in-south-lebanon-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=327169","title":{"rendered":"Hezbollah drones paralyze 80% of Israeli offensives in south Lebanon: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press TV \u2013 May 19, 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Israeli media reports say Hezbollah\u2019s increasingly advanced drone operations have paralyzed up to 80 percent of the Israeli military\u2019s planned assaults in southern Lebanon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s Kan News agency reported on Wednesday that the regime\u2019s military estimates Hezbollah\u2019s explosive drones are severely limiting operational freedom inside the occupied areas of southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n

According to the report, the military has been forced to postpone many of its troop movements and offensive operations until nighttime, or cancel them altogether, to avoid detection by Hezbollah drones during daylight hours.<\/p>\n

Israeli military officials acknowledged that the resistance movement\u2019s drones have also contributed to mounting casualties among occupation forces operating in the area.<\/p>\n

Kan reported that the Israeli military is suffering from shortages of anti-drone equipment, while Hezbollah has approximately 100 drone operators deployed across southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n

It added that the regime\u2019s counter-drone systems are currently distributed to only a limited number of forces within each military company.<\/p>\n

The latest assessment comes just days after Israeli officials publicly acknowledged that Hezbollah\u2019s rapidly evolving drone capabilities had caught the regime\u2019s military off guard.<\/p>\n

Israeli military officials and analysts admitted that Hezbollah has been deploying hard-to-detect fibre-optic drones capable of bypassing conventional jamming and electronic warfare systems.<\/p>\n

The low-cost drones reportedly use ultra-thin optical fibre cables instead of radio signals, allowing them to evade interception and maintain secure communication with their operators.<\/p>\n

Experts say the drones have almost no radar signature because they contain minimal metal components and rely on optical fibre cables rather than wireless transmissions.<\/p>\n

This technology allows the drones to evade Israeli electronic warfare systems and bypass traditional jamming methods used by the Israeli military.<\/p>\n

According to Gayil Talshir, a political scientist at the Hebrew University of al-Quds, Israeli troops were \u201csitting ducks\u201d inside Lebanon while facing mounting resistance attacks.<\/p>\n

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Hezbollah\u2019s drone capabilities as a \u201cmajor threat\u201d and called on the military to develop urgent countermeasures.<\/p>\n

In response to Israel\u2019s continued violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon, Hezbollah has launched around 230 projectiles and more than 100 explosive drones at the regime\u2019s forces since April.<\/p>\n

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