00:04They were not aiming at a soldier, they were aiming at a general, and they almost got him.
00:10In what is being described as one of the most alarming escalations in southern Lebanon since
00:16the ground operation began, Hezbollah came within seconds of assassinating the northern
00:22command chief of the Israeli Defense Forces, Major General Rafi Milo, one of the most senior
00:29battlefield commanders in the IDF, the man responsible for the entire northern front.
00:36Here is what happened.
00:37During a recent field visit to southern Lebanon, a Hezbollah operative tracked Milo's convoy.
00:44They waited, they watched, and then they launched an explosive-laden FPV drone, a first-person
00:52view drone, precision-guided, low-cost, and nearly lethal.
00:57The drone struck Milo's vehicle, but here is what saved his life.
01:02He had stepped out just moments before impact.
01:06Seconds, that is the margin between a field visit and a funeral for a four-star general.
01:13No injuries were reported, but make no mistake, the message Hezbollah sent that day was loud,
01:20deliberate, and deeply unsettling for Tel Aviv.
01:24Because this was not a random strike on a patrol.
01:27This was a targeted assassination attempt on the IDF's top commander in the north.
01:34And this is not an isolated incident.
01:36In recent weeks, Israeli soldiers have continued to take casualties from drone strikes across
01:43southern Lebanon.
01:44The battlefield has been shifting, quietly, systematically, and now dangerously.
01:51When Israel's ground operation first pushed into Lebanon, Hezbollah fought back the way it
01:57always had.
01:58Rockets, anti-tank missiles, direct engagements.
02:02But then something changed.
02:04Pushed back and outgunned in traditional combat, Hezbollah adapted.
02:10It pivoted almost entirely to FPV drones.
02:14Cheap, agile, nearly impossible to detect at night, and now increasingly accurate.
02:21Early on, Hezbollah drone operators were struggling.
02:24Their piloting was inconsistent.
02:27Target identification was poor.
02:29IDF specialists noted the errors.
02:32But that was then.
02:34IDF drone specialists are now reporting a significant improvement.
02:39Hezbollah operators are flying with more precision, getting closer to troops before detonating,
02:45adjusting tactics in real time.
02:47And the targets are no longer just frontline soldiers.
02:51They are going for vehicles, positions, heavy machinery, and now generals.
02:58The IDF has been forced to respond.
03:00Field visit procedures along certain routes in southern Lebanon have been overhauled.
03:06New detection systems have been deployed.
03:08Wire mesh netting and protective gear have been rushed to forces in the area.
03:14The use of heavy machinery like excavators and bulldozers, which had become easy drone targets,
03:20has been sharply cut back.
03:22The IDF is also expanding operations toward the strategic Beaufort Ridge.
03:28The stated goal, push Hezbollah drone operators far enough back that they cannot reach Israeli border communities.
03:36But here is the harder truth underneath all of this.
03:39When a group like Hezbollah starts hunting generals, it is not just a tactical shift.
03:45It is a statement.
03:46It is telling Israel that no rank is safe.
03:50No visit to the front is routine.
03:52No vehicle is protected enough.
03:55The war in southern Lebanon was supposed to be winding down.
03:59The ceasefire framework was supposed to hold.
04:02Hezbollah was supposed to be pulling back.
04:05Instead, they nearly killed one of Israel's most senior military commanders.
04:11And Major General Rafi Milo, the man who commands Israel's entire northern front, walked away because
04:18he stepped out of his vehicle at the right moment.
04:21Seconds earlier, and this would have been a very different story tonight.
04:26Seconds earlier, and this would have been a very different story tonight.
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