Hezbollah says it destroys Israeli tank

The Lebanese group says in a statement that it has observed, ambushed and destroyed an Israeli army Merkava tank in the Shtoula Forest.

It said it observed the tank firing on villages in southern Lebanon before attacking it with a guided anti-tank missile, leaving its crew “dead and wounded”.

Earlier, an Israeli army drone strike killed Muhammad Nasser, a Hezbollah commander, in the Nabtieh area in southern Lebanon. Israel confirmed it carried out the attack, and Hezbollah confirmed the death of the commander. ‏