Wire›2026 05 02›Hezbollah Scores First Confirmed Merkava Tank Kill With An Fpv Drone As Idf Offi

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Hezbollah scores first confirmed Merkava tank kill with an FPV drone as IDF officers raise alarm

Hezbollah scored its first confirmed Merkava tank kill with a first-person view drone, cementing the danger the new weapon poses to the Israeli military. On Friday, Hezbollah published a video showing an FPV drone impacting a Merkava tank. Though the group has posted several such

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Hezbollah scores first confirmed Merkava tank kill with an FPV drone as IDF officers raise alarmHezbollah scored its first confirmed Merkava tank kill with a first-person view drone, cementing the danger the new weapon poses to the Israeli military. On Friday, Hezbollah published a video showing an FPV drone impacting a Merkava tank. Though the group has posted several such
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