Hezbollah fires two explosive drones at Israeli troops in southern Lebanon

The IDF reported that Hezbollah launched two explosive drones overnight at Israeli troops stationed near the Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon. Israeli forces shot down one drone but lost contact with the second, prompting an Israeli military response.

Why this matters. This is the first Hezbollah drone attack on Israeli positions in nearly two weeks, breaking a pattern in which Hezbollah had refrained from retaliating for an August 15 strike that killed 11 people, raising the risk of renewed cross-border escalation.