Hezbollah downs Israeli drone with suspected NK missile

Hezbollah has shot down an Israeli Air Force Hermes 450 unmanned aerial vehicle over the Aaishiyah area in southern Lebanon. The group claims to have used a surface-to-air missile, specifically a suspected North Korean-made SA-18S (HG-7) or HT-16PGJ MANPADS system fitted with a thermal scope. This incident marks another successful downing of an Israeli drone by the Lebanese militant group amid ongoing cross-border hostilities. The use of a potentially North Korean-supplied weapon system highlights the complex international dimensions of the conflict.