{"id":130155,"date":"2026-05-25T12:34:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/130155\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T12:34:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T12:34:12","slug":"hezbollah-drone-hits-metula-home-amid-wave-of-attacks-nobody-hurt-ministers-urge-escalation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/130155\/","title":{"rendered":"Hezbollah drone hits Metula home amid wave of attacks, nobody hurt; ministers urge escalation"},"content":{"rendered":"

An explosive drone launched by Hezbollah impacted in the northern border community of Metula on Monday, striking a resident\u2019s home but causing no injuries.<\/p>\n

The incident prompted far-right ministers to demand ramped-up fighting in Lebanon, ahead of a potential Iran-US deal that could curb Israeli action against the terror group.<\/p>\n

According to Hebrew media reports, the drone exploded on the roof of a home in the community, but no one was hurt.<\/p>\n

The incident came amid a series of drone infiltrations throughout the day, which set off sirens in communities along the Israel-Lebanon border. No injuries were reported in any of the incidents.<\/p>\n

After sirens sounded in the community of Arab al-Aramshe, the IDF said that a \u201csuspicious aerial target\u201d was identified but that contact with it was later lost, suggesting a drone was spotted but then left the monitored area, or it fell.<\/p>\n

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A few hours later, sirens again sounded in a raft of border towns, warning of another suspected drone infiltration. Shortly thereafter, in an apparent explanation of the sirens, the IDF said a drone had hit in an area where troops were operating in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n

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In the wake of the Metula impact, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must \u201cinform\u201d US President Donald Trump that the war in Lebanon is being restarted.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must not normalize the reality of explosive drones. The time has come for the prime minister to bang on Trump\u2019s desk and inform him that we are returning to war in Lebanon,\u201d Ben Gvir declared in a statement, days ahead of a planned round of Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must cut off the electricity in Lebanon, conquer the Zahrani, and return to high-intensity warfare,\u201d he added, referencing a river north of the Litani River, indicating a wish to expand the area held by the IDF.<\/p>\n

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called for strikes on Beirut in a separate statement that also announced his approval of an NIS 2 billion ($692.8 million) budget for \u201ctechnological solutions to the drone threat.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA strategic threat is not met with defense alone; for every explosive drone, ten buildings in Beirut need to fall,\u201d Smotrich declared.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tLeft: National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, January 16, 2025; Right: Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, January 13, 2025. (Both photos by Yonatan Sindel\/Flash90)<\/p>\n

The bellicose statements came a day after one Israel Defense Forces soldier was killed, and another seriously wounded, by an explosive drone, in addition to other fatalities in recent weeks as the army struggles to counter the UAV threat.<\/p>\n

They also came amid concern in Israel that an emerging deal to end the US-Iran war will include a clause declaring an end to the fighting in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

Jerusalem, which launched the war in Iran together with the US, has been almost entirely locked out of the negotiations between Washington and Tehran, according to reports.<\/p>\n

Separately, Lebanon and Israel began landmark US-brokered talks last month and are preparing for a fourth round in early June, preceded by a meeting between military delegations at the Pentagon on May 29.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tUS officials host the third round of talks between Israel and Lebanon at the State Department on May 15, 2026. (State Department)<\/p>\n

Looking ahead to those talks, Lebanon\u2019s President Joseph Aoun said Monday that Israel\u2019s withdrawal from his country\u2019s south was a \u201cnon-negotiable\u201d demand that authorities would pursue through negotiations.<\/p>\n

In a statement commemorating Israel\u2019s previous withdrawal from south Lebanon in 2000, Aoun said that \u201cthis year, the anniversary of the liberation comes as Lebanon is weighed down by a painful reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIsraeli attacks have not stopped and our dear southern villages are still suffering under a renewed occupation,\u201d he said. \u201cLebanon will not accept this reality.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe path to a full Israeli withdrawal will remain a non-negotiable, constant national demand that the Lebanese state works to achieve through the option of negotiations,\u201d Aoun said.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tIn this handout photograph released by the Lebanese presidency\u2019s press office, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun (L) meets veteran Lebanese diplomat Simon Karam at the Baabda Presidential Palace on May 8, 2026. (LEBANESE PRESIDENCY \/ AFP)<\/p>\n

Israeli officials, however, have said troops will remain in southern Lebanon until the threat of Hezbollah is removed.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the IDF issued evacuation warnings on Monday for ten villages and towns in southern Lebanon ahead of airstrikes on Hezbollah targets.<\/p>\n

Residents of Nabatiyeh at-Tahta, Al-Lwaiza, Sajd, Ain Qana, Harouf, Zibdin, Kfar Reman, Doueir, Adshit Al-Shaqif and Meidoun were instructed to evacuate at least a kilometer (0.6 miles) away.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn light of the Hezbollah terror organization\u2019s violations of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF is forced to act against it with force and does not intend to harm you,\u201d warned army spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee.<\/p>\n

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Adraee later issued an additional evacuation warning for the southern Lebanese city of Tyre and surrounding areas ahead of airstrikes targeting Hezbollah infrastructure.\n<\/p>\n

\u201cWe call on residents whose buildings will be marked in red on the known maps, which will be published later, to immediately evacuate their homes for their own safety, as the IDF does not intend to harm them,\u201d he warned.<\/p>\n

On the home front, the IDF confirmed reports that it was preparing to begin issuing advance alerts ahead of incoming rocket fire from Hezbollah, though the early alerts would not apply to drone attacks.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the military said the Home Front Command had recently been working to implement the broadcast of early warnings for rocket launches from Lebanon \u201cin order to provide the public with additional preparation time wherever possible,\u201d adding that the move was intended \u201cto save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce the process is completed, the public will be updated through the official platforms of the Home Front Command and the IDF Spokesperson\u2019s Unit,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

Channel 12 reported on Sunday that the new warning system was expected to go into effect in the coming days and would provide civilians with additional time to prepare before sirens sound, ranging from a few extra seconds in northern border communities to as much as two minutes in more distant areas of the country.<\/p>\n

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