{"id":27313,"date":"2026-04-27T04:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/hezbollah-drone-targets-israeli-helicopter-videos\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T04:44:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T08:44:13","slug":"hezbollah-drone-targets-israeli-helicopter-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stingfm.com\/news\/hezbollah-drone-targets-israeli-helicopter-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Hezbollah drone targets Israeli helicopter (VIDEOS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>The IDF was trying to evacuate wounded troops from Lebanon when they came under another attack<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah drones have killed an IDF soldier and targeted a helicopter sent to airlift wounded troops, as Israel ordered the forced evacuation of seven more towns in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli unit operating in the occupied Lebanese border town of Taybeh came under attack on Sunday. The strike killed a 19-year-old soldier, identified as Sergeant Idan Fooks, and wounded six others, including four seriously, according to the IDF.<\/p>\n<p>When a helicopter was dispatched to airlift the wounded, two additional drones were launched toward the troops, according to footage circulating online. The IDF said one of the drones was intercepted, while another exploded near the forces and the aircraft without causing further casualties.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Must watch: extraordinary footage shows a Hezbollah drone striking just meters away from an IDF helicopter in southern Lebanon while wounded troops were being evacuated from a separate incident. Earlier, an Israeli soldier was killed in a similar drone attack despite the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oScbX9FHHB\">pic.twitter.com\/oScbX9FHHB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u05d2\u05d9\u05d0 \u05e2\u05d6\u05e8\u05d9\u05d0\u05dc Guy Azriel (@GuyAz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GuyAz\/status\/2048490905913655312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite a US-mediated ceasefire that began on April 16 and was extended until mid-May, Israeli troops have continued military operations north of the Litani River, expanding a \u2018buffer zone\u2019 that stretches around 10 km into Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/mf.b37mrtl.ru\/files\/2026.04\/69eeec082030274057471fd3.mp4\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Israel said it launched <em>\u201cartillery and aerial strikes\u201d<\/em> targeting Hezbollah operatives and sites it claimed were used <em>\u201cto advance attacks against IDF soldiers.\u201d<\/em> Lebanon\u2019s Health Ministry said the attacks killed 14 people, including two women and two children, and wounded 37, marking the deadliest day since the ceasefire began.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n        <span><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<figure>\n            <imgsrc=\"\" alt=\"Tyre, Lebanon, April 2026.\"><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/news\/639032-israel-lebanon-ceasefire-extension\/\">Israel using ceasefire to impose \u2018Gaza\u2011style yellow zone\u2019 in south Lebanon<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the military was <em>\u201cacting with force\u201d<\/em> under rules agreed with the US and Lebanon, including <em>\u201cfreedom of action\u201d<\/em> to respond to attacks and <em>\u201cneutralize emerging threats.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah rejected the accusation, saying its operations were a <em>\u201clegitimate response\u201d<\/em> to the Israeli invasion of the country.<\/p>\n<p>At least 2,294 people have been killed and 7,544 wounded, including 100 medics and healthcare workers, since the fighting began on March 2, according to a cumulative toll released by Lebanon\u2019s Health Ministry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The IDF was trying to evacuate wounded troops from Lebanon when they came under another attack Hezbollah drones have killed an IDF soldier and targeted a helicopter sent to airlift wounded troops, as Israel ordered the forced evacuation of seven more towns in southern Lebanon. 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