FPV drone strikes show Hezbollah's changing tactics against Israel

BBC Verify has examined dozens of videos of fibre-optic drone attacks carried out by the Lebanese armed group.

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BBC Verify has geolocated 35 videos shared by the Lebanese armed group since 26 March which show strikes on Israeli soldiers, armoured vehicles and air defence systems in southern Lebanon and northern Israel.

Experts told BBC Verify the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has "so far been unable to develop any effective countermeasures", as the small drones can easily bypass detection systems.

The drones can also be made from commercially available and 3D-printed components - and are cheap compared to the high-value targets they can destroy, experts also said.

The use of cheap FPV drones has become widespread during the Russia-Ukraine war and has changed modern warfare.