00:20Hezbollah now claims it has struck nearly 100 Israeli Merkava tanks in just weeks of intensified
00:28conflict but how much of this is confirmed and what does it signal about the ground situation
00:36according to hezbollah and reports carried by iranian state media the group launched a wave
00:43of coordinated attacks over a 48 hour period they claim at least 21 tanks were hit in a single day
00:52followed by around 20 more strikes the next morning that brings the total number of claimed
00:58hits since early march to over 70 Merkava tanks with some reports suggesting the number could be
01:05even higher the attacks reportedly spanned multiple locations across southern lebanon
01:12in debol guided missiles allegedly struck three tanks in alcantara armored units were targeted near
01:20key positions and in taiba nearly a dozen tanks were reportedly hit hezbollah also claims
01:28it used drones alongside anti-tank missiles indicating a coordinated and evolving battlefield strategy
01:36but here's the key detail these claims remain largely unverified independent confirmation of the scale of
01:44damage or the actual number of tanks destroyed is still limited meanwhile the israeli military has
01:52confirmed casualties two israeli soldiers were killed during combat operations in southern lebanon bringing
01:59the recent death toll there to four military analysts say the intensity of these attacks is reminiscent of the
02:062006 lebanon war when hezbollah heavily targeted israeli armor there's also a deeper strategic layer
02:15relatively low cost anti-tank missiles are being used against multi-million dollar merkava tanks
02:22highlighting a stark economic imbalance in modern warfare this latest escalation follows months of rising
02:30cross-border tensions with hezbollah claiming its actions come after prolonged restraint and accusing
02:37israel of continued strikes as both sides exchange fire the big question now is is this a limited escalation or
02:47the beginning of a much wider conflict on israeli's northern front
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