ByJAMES GENN

An Israel Navy missile boat intercepted a Hezbollah drone launched towards Israel, the IDF confirmed on Thursday.

The military also published footage of the interception, which it says occured during the overnight between Wednesday and Thursday.

Missile boat crews have taken part in approximately 40 such operations since Operation Roaring Lion began, the military noted.

Meanwhile, the military published footage of the IDF conducting strikes to kill Hezbollah terrorists hiding in bushes in southern Lebanon.

The IDF publishes footage of airstrikes on Hezbollah terrorists operating in southern Lebanon, published April 16, 2026. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The footage also shows the military conducting additional strikes on terrorists operating in the region.

IDF locates, seizes Hezbollah underground weapons cache

Further, the IDF's 769th Brigade located an underground Hezbollah weapons storage facility in southern Lebanon, seizing the weapons inside.

IDF locates and seizes Hezbollah mortars hidden underground in southern Lebanon, published April 16, 2026.
IDF locates and seizes Hezbollah mortars hidden underground in southern Lebanon, published April 16, 2026. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

These weapons included Kalashnikov rifles, anti-tank rockets, rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launchers, and mortar shells.