[News] Hezbollah Repels Israeli Advance in Hadatha; Hospital Attack Toll Rises

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Hezbollah Repels Israeli Advance in Hadatha; Hospital Attack Toll RisesJune
2, 2026
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A video grab released by Hezbollah's military media shows a fighter
operating a fiber-optic-guided drone. (Photo: Military Media)

*By Palestine Chronicle Staff
<https://www.palestinechronicle.com/writers/palestine-chronicle-staff>*

Hezbollah said it forced Israeli troops to retreat from Hadatha as
casualties mounted from attacks on southern Lebanon.

Key Developments

   - Hezbollah forces an Israeli unit to withdraw from Hadatha after
   destroying military vehicles and targeting troop concentrations.
   - Lebanon’s Health Ministry said four people were killed and 127 wounded
   in Israeli attacks near Jabal Amel Hospital.
   - Israeli media acknowledged growing difficulties in countering
   Hezbollah’s explosive drones, which continue to inflict losses on Israeli
   forces.

Hezbollah Forces Israeli Withdrawal

Hezbollah announced a series of operations against Israeli occupation
forces in southern Lebanon on Tuesday, stating that it forced an Israeli
force to retreat from the town of Hadatha.

The group also said it destroyed military vehicles and tanks in nearby
combat zones, as Lebanese health authorities reported a sharp rise in
casualties from Israeli attacks near a hospital in Tyre.

According to Hezbollah, fighters targeted multiple Israeli military
vehicles near Zawtar al-Sharqiya using Ababil attack drones throughout the
morning.

The movement said an Israeli Namer armored vehicle was struck and set
ablaze at 7:40 a.m., followed by a second vehicle of the same type at 8:10
a.m.

A Merkava tank was then targeted at 9:00 a.m., with Hezbollah asserting it
was seen burning after the strike. Another Namer vehicle was reportedly hit
an hour later.

The attacks form part of what Hezbollah has increasingly described as a war
of attrition aimed at preventing Israeli forces from establishing secure
positions in southern Lebanon.
Battle for Hadatha

The most significant development reported by Hezbollah involved fighting
around the town of Hadatha.

The movement said it destroyed a Merkava tank in the Baloua area shortly
after midnight, describing it as the third tank targeted during efforts to
repel an Israeli force attempting to advance into the town.

Hezbollah stated that between 10:00 p.m. Monday and 3:00 a.m. Tuesday it
repeatedly struck Israeli troop concentrations in Baloua, Al-Qanatir and
Al-Malaab using rocket barrages and artillery fire.

According to the movement, the attacks ultimately forced Israeli troops to
halt their advance and withdraw. During the reported withdrawal, Hezbollah
said it detonated an explosive device against an Israeli military vehicle.

The movement added that Israeli forces subsequently launched intense
airstrikes and artillery bombardment to cover their retreat toward the town
of Rashaf.

The announcement came one day after Israel acknowledged the death of a
military officer holding the rank of captain and the wounding of seven
others, including senior officers, in a Hezbollah drone attack.
Hospital Attack Toll Rises

Meanwhile, Lebanon’s Health Ministry announced that Israeli attacks carried
out Monday near Jabal Amel Hospital in Tyre killed four people and wounded
127 others.

Among the injured were 39 hospital employees, including four doctors, 27
nurses and eight administrative workers.

The ministry said four of the wounded remain in critical condition and are
receiving treatment in intensive care units. It added that the hospital
suffered extensive damage across multiple floors and departments, as well
as in parking facilities.

In a statement, the ministry praised hospital staff for continuing to
provide medical services despite what it described as unprecedented danger
and violence. It characterized the attack as another example of Israel
disregarding international laws and conventions protecting civilians and
medical facilities.

Israeli attacks continued elsewhere across southern Lebanon, with strikes
reported in Nabatieh, Mefdoun, Qleileh, Tebnine, Harouf, Bafliyeh and
Al-Haniyah.

Earlier in the day, civil defense teams recovered six bodies and rescued
three wounded people from the rubble of a residential building in
Marwaniyeh, near Sidon.
Israeli War Debate

As fighting intensified on the ground, criticism of Israel’s Lebanon
strategy appeared to be growing inside Israel itself.

The newspaper Haaretz described recent threats by Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz to bomb Beirut’s southern
suburbs as “hollow,” arguing that they failed to reflect realities on the
battlefield.

The paper questioned claims that Israel had achieved strategic gains in
southern Lebanon and pointed to widening skepticism within Israel regarding
official statements about the war.

Particular attention was given to Hezbollah’s growing drone campaign.

According to Haaretz, Israeli military sources acknowledge continuing
difficulties in finding effective technological and defensive solutions to
explosive drones, particularly those guided by fiber-optic systems.

The newspaper noted that six Israeli soldiers have been killed and dozens
wounded in separate incidents over the past ten days, many involving
explosive drones.

The report argued that Hezbollah has successfully identified and exploited
a significant weakness in Israeli defenses, allowing it to continue
inflicting losses despite Israel’s expanding military operations in
southern Lebanon.

*(Israeli Media, Military Media, Al Mayadeen, PC)*
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