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Israel–Lebanon tensions flare again: Inside Hezbollah’s arsenal and Lebanon’s military hand against Israel

Israel–Lebanon tensions flare again: Inside Hezbollah’s arsenal and Lebanon’s military hand against Israel

Updated: Apr 14, 2026, 17:11 IST

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Hezbollah fighters on a training exercise in Aaramta village in the Jezzine district, southern Lebanon, on 21 May 2023 (AP)

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Hezbollah fighters on a training exercise in Aaramta village in the Jezzine district, southern Lebanon, on 21 May 2023 (AP)

A Hezbollah fighter displays a hand-held anti-drone gun before the media (Al-Manar TV/Twitter)

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A Hezbollah fighter displays a hand-held anti-drone gun before the media (Al-Manar TV/Twitter)

A hand-held anti-drone gun at the military display (Al-Manar TV/Twitter)

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A hand-held anti-drone gun at the military display (Al-Manar TV/Twitter)

Heavy-lift octocopters equipped with improvised air-delivered munitions (AP)

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Heavy-lift octocopters equipped with improvised air-delivered munitions (AP)

An unarmed drone, likely to be an Iranian-made Rased or Rased 1 (Imagge credit/X)

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An unarmed drone, likely to be an Iranian-made Rased or Rased 1 (Imagge credit/X)

The Russian-made 9M133 Kornet anti-tank guided missile (Image credit: X)

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The Russian-made 9M133 Kornet anti-tank guided missile (Image credit: X)

Hezbollah fighters in front of multiple-barrel rocket launchers (AP)

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Hezbollah fighters in front of multiple-barrel rocket launchers (AP)

The RPG-29 Vampir reusable rocket-propelled grenade launcher (Image credit: X)

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The RPG-29 Vampir reusable rocket-propelled grenade launcher (Image credit: X)

Hezbollah motorcycle fighters with QW-18 man-portable air defence systems (AP)

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Hezbollah motorcycle fighters with QW-18 man-portable air defence systems (AP)

ZU-23-2 twin-barrelled anti-aircraft autocannon (Image credit: X)

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ZU-23-2 twin-barrelled anti-aircraft autocannon (Image credit: X)

The Iranian-made M-46 artillery gun (AP)

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The Iranian-made M-46 artillery gun (AP)

Hezbollah fighters with Russian-made AK-103 rifles (Image credit: X)

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Hezbollah fighters with Russian-made AK-103 rifles (Image credit: X)

AGS-17 light grenade launcher mounted on two PKM-type machine guns (Image credit: X)

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AGS-17 light grenade launcher mounted on two PKM-type machine guns (Image credit: X)

Hezbollah fighters man M40-type 106mm recoilless guns (Image credit: X)

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Hezbollah fighters man M40-type 106mm recoilless guns (Image credit: X)

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