IDF Working to Counter New Weapon That 'Gives Hezbollah A Chance' (newsweek.com)

An Israeli military official has revealed to Newsweek efforts by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to counter a new weapon complicating the war against the Iran-aligned Hezbollah movement in Lebanon. Since resuming attacks in March in response to the U.S.-Israeli war launched against Iran, Hezbollah has debuted the use of fiber-optic first-person view (FPV) drones. The small, cheap and easy-to-operate systems bear virtually no electronic signal, thus making them difficult to both detect and intercept by traditional platforms, all while allowing pilots to operate from a relatively safe distance. Read More on News Israeli Captain Adi Stoler, who heads the IDF International Press Desk, called it "one of the most cowardly ways to fight an army." At the same time, she told Newsweek, the "specific tactical issue" associated with the use of fiber-optic FPV drones over the past six months marks "basically the first time that Hezbollah actually stood a chance against Israeli soldiers." Now, the race is on to reclaim the momentum in the lethal cat-and-mouse game between Israel and one of its craftiest and most dangerous foes in the midst of a regionwide battle taking place across the Middle East. "The Israeli mind, the Jewish mind, whatever you...