IED

IED event in Lebanon on Fri 1st May 2026

1st May 2026

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On 1 May 2026, at 10:45 AM local time, Hezbollah fired 1 suicide drone targeting a gathering of Israeli soldiers in El Bayada town (Tyr, South), in response to Israeli attacks against southern Lebanon. At 1:15 PM, Hezbollah fired 1 suicide drone targeting an Israeli military vehicle in the town. At 3:50 PM, Hezbollah fired a swarm of suicide drones targeting Israeli soldiers in the town, prompting the IDF to deploy an evacuation team under the cover of smoke. The IDF stated that two of its soldiers were lightly wounded in a Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon (coded to this event).

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