Hezbollah targets Israeli Iron Dome, drone systems in 12 strikes

Iron Dome and drone jamming systems targeted

Hezbollah announced on Sunday that its fighters conducted 12 attacks against Israeli military targets in the past 24 hours, striking Iron Dome air defense launchers and drone jamming systems in southern Lebanon and northern Israel. The Lebanese group said the operations came in response to Israeli ceasefire violations and attacks on southern villages, according to a statement carried by Lebanese media. The group said it targeted four Iron Dome launchers at the Branit and Ramim barracks, along with three Drone Dome anti-drone jamming systems at Nimr Al-Jamal, Al-Jardah and Naqoura.

Strikes on vehicles and drone interceptions

Hezbollah also struck a military engineering vehicle with drones in the southern Lebanese city of Bint Jbeil, claiming direct hits on a technical device and a command vehicle at the Jal Al-Allam site in northern Israel. Additional strikes targeted gatherings of Israeli soldiers in Deir Siryan and Bayyada using artillery and drones, the group noted. Hezbollah said it also confronted an Israeli Heron 1 drone above Lebanon’s Bekaa region with a surface-to-air missile, forcing the aircraft to leave the area.

Drone threat and civilian toll

In recent months, Hezbollah drones — particularly fiber-optic-guided models — have raised growing concern in Israel due to the difficulty in detecting and intercepting them. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the unmanned aircraft as a "major threat" and urged the military to develop effective countermeasures. More than 3,100 people have been killed and 1.6 million displaced in Lebanon since Israeli assaults began on March 2, according to Lebanese officials, as Israeli attacks continue despite a US-mediated ceasefire scheduled to hold until early July.