Hezbollah released footage documenting violent clashes with Israeli forces during a failed advance toward Hadatha in southern Lebanon.
Key Developments
- Hezbollah published footage from battles during Israel’s fourth attempted advance toward Hadatha.
- The video showed close-range clashes, explosive ambushes and the destruction of Israeli military vehicles.
- Israeli bulldozers and an armored personnel carrier appeared destroyed following the confrontation.
‘Heroic Counter-Offensive’
The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah released footage on Wednesday documenting what it described as “heroic counter-offensives” carried out by its fighters during battles between May 19 and 20 in southern Lebanon.
According to Hezbollah’s military media, the footage documented confrontations with Israeli occupation forces and vehicles during what it described as the fourth Israeli attempt to advance toward the town of Hadatha in the central sector of southern Lebanon.
The video stated that Israeli forces had previously failed three times to advance into the town despite heavy aerial bombardment and extensive intelligence coverage.
According to the footage, Israeli forces launched another attempt on the night of May 20 under intense air cover in what Hezbollah described as a “desperate attempt” to seize control of Hadatha.
‘Point-Blank’ Clashes and Explosive Ambushes
The released footage showed Hezbollah fighters monitoring the movement of Israeli vehicles and bulldozers near the outskirts of the town through what the movement described as precise intelligence and surveillance operations.
Scenes showed fighters preparing heavy and medium machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and explosive devices inside operational rooms and field positions.
Military media also broadcast what appeared to be conversations among fighters shortly before the clashes began.
According to Hezbollah, Israeli forces advanced at approximately 8:45 p.m. Beirut time under extensive air cover from Israeli warplanes carrying out intense strikes in support of the ground operation.
The footage stated that Hezbollah fighters waited along the Hadatha-Rashaf road, where they detonated heavy explosive devices against advancing Israeli forces before close-range clashes erupted.
One field commander heard in the footage stated: “The vision is not clear… If you support God, He will support you and make your feet firm,” while confirming the detonation of explosive devices against Israeli forces.
Scenes from the resistance operation repelling the fourth attempted advance by Israeli occupation forces and vehicles toward the town of Hadatha in southern Lebanon. pic.twitter.com/K4nXnrYDcX
— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) May 27, 2026
Failed Advance
The released footage later showed the aftermath of the clashes.
According to Hezbollah’s military media, four Israeli military bulldozers and an armored personnel carrier were destroyed during the confrontations.
The video showed a heavily damaged Israeli D9 military bulldozer belonging to the engineering corps, which appeared burned and abandoned on the battlefield.
An Israeli armored personnel carrier was also seen on fire following what Hezbollah described as a direct strike.
One Hezbollah fighter appeared standing atop the wreckage of the destroyed bulldozer while delivering field remarks declaring the failure of the Israeli advance.
The video concluded with a written statement describing the confrontation as “a new defeat for the enemy at the gates of Hadatha,” despite what Hezbollah described as heavy Israeli firepower and intelligence support.
Israeli authorities had not immediately commented on the footage or Hezbollah’s claims.
(PC, Al Mayadeen)
