Hezbollah published footage it says shows a fiber-optic 'Ababil' FPV drone striking an IDF Achzarit armored personnel carrier at a new military site on the Hamamis hill near Khiam in southern Lebanon on June 13. The claim, aired by the Lebanese terrorist organization's media arm, is unverified and has not been corroborated or commented on by the IDF.
Hezbollah released footage this morning claiming a successful FPV drone strike on an IDF Achzarit heavy APC. The video, published by the group's media arm and circulating on Lebanese Telegram channels, purports to show a fiber-optic Ababil drone hitting the vehicle at a newly established Israeli military position on Hamamis hill, near the southern Lebanese village of Khiam on June 13.
The footage has not been independently verified. The IDF has not issued a statement acknowledging any hit on an armored vehicle or casualty from this incident. The claim fits a pattern of Hezbollah propaganda releases: this is at least the fourth such video the group has posted in the past 11 days targeting IDF vehicles or positions in southern Lebanon. Previous videos claimed strikes on a Merkava tank (June 6), a command vehicle (June 13), and an artillery position (June 12), none of which have been confirmed by the IDF.
As The Zioneer has reported, the IDF has not acknowledged any direct hits on armored vehicles from these Hezbollah propaganda clips, and Israeli sources have dismissed some claims as exaggerated. The Ababil is a loitering munition reported to use fiber-optic guidance, which is immune to electronic jamming.
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