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Hezbollah Rockets Hit Israel as Airstrikes Kill Lebanese Civilians

5/11/2026

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Hezbollah Launches Retaliatory Strikes

Hezbollah said rockets and drones hit base south of Nahariya and Mount Meron, citing retaliation for Ahmed Ghaleb Balout’s killing.
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on May 9 killed at least 12 civilians, including a Syrian mother and her 12-year-old daughter.
Hezbollah attacks killed IDF Staff Sgt. Alexander Globenyov near the Lebanon border.
U.S. President Donald Trump said ceasefire unraveled while IDF struck 85 Hezbollah sites, a facility.

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Hezbollah Deploys Drones

Hezbollah has escalated use of cheap fiber-optic-guided FPV drones, converting civilian quadcopters into precision weapons that evade electronic jamming.
Command Sgt. Maj. (res.) Alexander Globenyov, 47, was killed by a Hezbollah suicide drone near the Israel-Lebanon border.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz sent condolences to Globenyov’s family.
Israel is rapidly fielding nets, fragmenting ammunition, and laser-guided anti-drone systems to counter low-cost drones.

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Historical Context

The 2006 Lebanon War began on 12 July 2006 when Hezbollah ambushed Israeli troops, launching nearly 4,000 rockets into northern Israel and prompting a 34-day Israeli air-ground campaign that ended with UN Security Council Resolution 1701. After the ceasefire, Hezbollah retained a sizable arsenal, later adapting low-cost FPV drones that mirror its earlier rocket-saturation strategy. Israel now counters these drones with anti-drone nets and laser systems.

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Hezbollah Launches Retaliatory Strikes

Hezbollah said rockets and drones hit base south of Nahariya and Mount Meron, citing retaliation for Ahmed Ghaleb Balout’s killing.
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on May 9 killed at least 12 civilians, including a Syrian mother and her 12-year-old daughter.
Hezbollah attacks killed IDF Staff Sgt. Alexander Globenyov near the Lebanon border.
U.S. President Donald Trump said ceasefire unraveled while IDF struck 85 Hezbollah sites, a facility.

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