Hezbollah destroys IDF tanks with IEDs

Hezbollah claims its fighters destroyed four Merkava tanks in a two-wave IED ambush on an IDF armored column in southern Lebanon.

Sources

4 verified

Location

Southern Lebanon (between Taybeh and Deir Seryan)

Updated

Monday, 20 April 2026 at 05:37 UTC

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Synthesis · 4 sources

Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for a major attack on an Israeli military convoy in southern Lebanon, providing new details on the timing and results. The group stated it detonated pre-planted improvised explosive devices against an IDF armored column moving from Taybeh to Deir Siriane on April 19. The ambush occurred in two waves between 3:40 PM and 4:40 PM local time, with Hezbollah claiming to have destroyed four Merkava tanks that later burned before being withdrawn. This represents one of the more significant claimed tank losses in recent Hezbollah-Israel clashes along the border.

Updates · 3

20 AprEnemy Watch — Official

Hezbollah provided new timing details, stating the IED detonated in two stages between 15:40 and 16:40, and that the destroyed tanks were withdrawn at 18:00.

20 AprStay Free

Hezbollah provided a precise timeline and claimed the destruction of four Merkava tanks, specifying the convoy's route and the two-stage nature of the explosion.

20 Apr@Osint613

Hezbollah provided specific timing details (3:40 PM to 4:40 PM) and claimed four Merkava tanks were destroyed and burned in the ambush.

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e/eineurope · topic · T-01881cycle Monday, 20 April 2026 at 05:37 UTC · first reported 20 Apr