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Hezbollah reports rocket attack on Israeli troops near Hadatha

Hezbollah said its fighters detonated explosive devices targeting Israeli military bulldozers advancing between the southern Lebanese towns of Rashaf and Hadatha.

The group said one booby trap struck a third Israeli bulldozer attempting to move toward Hadatha, while another explosive device targeted a fourth bulldozer on the same route.

Hezbollah also said its fighters launched rockets at a gathering of Israeli soldiers and military vehicles on the outskirts of Hadatha in southern Lebanon. 

Smoke rises after an Israeli airstrike targeted Al Qlailah in southern Lebanon, 16 May 2026 (Kawnat Haju/AFP)