{"id":93817,"date":"2026-05-02T05:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T05:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/93817\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T05:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T05:05:11","slug":"hezbollah-drone-hits-israeli-contractor-demolishing-south-lebanon-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/93817\/","title":{"rendered":"Hezbollah Drone Hits \u2019Israeli\u2019 Contractor Demolishing South Lebanon Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.islamtimes.com\/en\/news\/1277943\/hezbollah-drone-hits-israeli-contractor-demolishing-south-lebanon-homes\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/n01277943-b.jpg\" alt=\"Hezbollah Drone Hits \u2019Israeli\u2019 Contractor Demolishing South Lebanon Homes\" title=\"Hezbollah Drone Hits \u2019Israeli\u2019 Contractor Demolishing South Lebanon Homes\" class=\"img-responsive\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>            Islam Times &#8211; The \u201cIsraeli\u201d military confirmed that a contractor working for a company linked to the Ministry of War was killed in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah targeted his engineering vehicle with an explosive drone during operations.The strike reportedly occurred around 11:00 am near Aitaroun in southern Lebanon, when a drone hit a backhoe used by \u201cIsraeli\u201d occupation forces [IOF] and contractors to demolish civilian buildings and infrastructure, killing a contractor and wounding his son, who was also employed by the same company and was taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Tuesday, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon announced that its fighters targeted an &#8220;Israeli&#8221; military bulldozer demolishing civilian homes in Bint Jbeil, struck a troop gathering at al-Qantara square, and hit a Merkava tank in the same area, all with attack drones, with confirmed direct hits reported in each case.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah maintains that the operations came in direct response to continued &#8220;Israeli&#8221; attacks on southern Lebanon and ongoing ceasefire violations that have resulted in civilian casualties.<\/p>\n<p>A senior &#8220;Israeli&#8221; security official told &#8220;i24News&#8221; that Hezbollah&#8217;s deployment of explosive drones along the Lebanese front came as &#8220;a major and genuine surprise,&#8221; acknowledging that troops were insufficiently prepared for the threat.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of attack drones are reportedly being deployed weekly across multiple fronts.<\/p>\n<p>The drones represent a more advanced iteration than those used in the 2024 war, with some operating on fiber-optic guidance systems that render them largely immune to electronic jamming.<\/p>\n<p>The killed contractor was among dozens of &#8220;civilian&#8221; workers deployed by IOF to raze homes and infrastructure in southern Lebanon, a practice &#8220;Haaretz&#8221; reported in April.<\/p>\n<p>The report noted that some contractors receive financial bonuses per building destroyed, with several having previously participated in the demolition of Palestinian homes in Gaza.&#13;\n  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Islam Times &#8211; 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