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Hezbollah has targetted its 100th Israeli Merkava tank since the start of the war on 28 February, 2026. In a statement Hezbollah says this is a major achievement against Israeli army positions along Lebanon’s southern border in daily clashes and exchanges of fire using missiles, drones, and artillery shells.
The destruction of the 100th tank is a major blow to Iraeli military morale. Hezbollah today states its fighters have managed to target Merkava tanks with guided missiles and attack drones in a number of border towns, including Qantara, Dibil, and Bayada. Its recent strike resulted in a direct hit on a Merkava tank by an attack drone, bringing the total number of tanks targeted since the start of the military confrontations to approximately 100. This is an unprecedented number since the beginning of the current war.
The Merkava tank is one of the most advanced tanks in the Israeli army’s arsenal, making the targeting of such a large number of them an indication of the intensity of the battles raging in southern Lebanon.
