Hezbollah Drone Strike Kills Israeli Soldier; Army Chief Admits Israel Cannot Disarm the Resistance
The attack in northern Israel came as Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir acknowledged that the Israeli military has no objective to disarm Hezbollah and warned that the reserve forces are nearing collapse
Lebanon, PUREWILAYAH.COM — Israeli media reported early Monday that an Israeli soldier was killed after an explosive drone launched by Hezbollah struck a military base in northern occupied Palestine.
According to reports cited by the Palestinian Information Center, the soldier was killed when a bomb-laden drone detonated at the base, marking another successful Hezbollah operation against Israeli forces along the northern front.
The strike came after Hezbollah announced in a series of statements that it had carried out multiple military operations targeting Israeli positions, vehicle concentrations, and troop gatherings in response to continued ceasefire violations and recent Israeli attacks on villages in southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah said all of the operations scored direct hits and inflicted casualties on enemy forces.
Hezbollah Expands Pressure on the Northern Front
The drone strike underscores Hezbollah’s sustained ability to penetrate Israeli defenses and impose costs on occupation forces despite months of Israeli aggression.
The Resistance has repeatedly demonstrated that its intelligence, missile, and drone capabilities remain operational and capable of striking sensitive military targets deep inside northern occupied Palestine.
The latest operation adds to growing concerns within Israeli military circles over the effectiveness of the occupation army in containing Hezbollah’s expanding battlefield capabilities.
Eyal Zamir: Israel Has No Goal of Disarming Hezbollah
Meanwhile, Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir told a confidential session of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Security Committee that the Israeli military has no objective to disarm Hezbollah.
According to remarks reported by Shehab News Agency, Zamir explicitly stated that the Israeli military has no objective to disarm Hezbollah.
Instead, he said the army’s primary focus is on preventing infiltration operations, countering anti-tank missiles, and creating conditions for the Lebanese government to engage with Hezbollah.
The admission reflects a significant strategic shift and an implicit acknowledgment that Israel lacks the military capability to dismantle the Resistance movement.
Warning of Collapse in the Reserve Forces
Zamir also stressed that the northern front remains highly active and that fighting has not subsided.
In one of the most striking statements of the closed-door session, he warned that Israel’s reserve military system—the backbone of the occupation army—is at risk of internal collapse.
“The reserve army will collapse from within,” Zamir said.
The warning highlights a deepening manpower crisis and mounting exhaustion among reserve forces after prolonged military operations on multiple fronts.
Emergency Legislative Demands
During the briefing, Zamir urged the immediate passage of three critical laws aimed at rebuilding the military’s manpower base:
A compulsory military service law
A new reserve forces law
An extension of mandatory service from two years and eight months to three full years
The proposals underscore the scale of the internal strain facing the Israeli military as it grapples with sustained resistance operations in Lebanon and growing regional challenges.
For Hezbollah and the broader Axis of Resistance, the latest battlefield developments and the Israeli chief of staff’s own admissions reinforce a strategic reality that Tel Aviv is increasingly unable to impose its objectives by force. (PW)