TEL AVIV—Hezbollah militants have become increasingly adept at using explosive drones, deploying night-vision gear and first-person viewers to inflict a deadly toll on Israeli ground troops.
Within a matter of weeks, Hezbollah's one-way drones have turned into Israel's top concern on its northern flank, overtaking more-traditional threats such as antitank missiles, Israeli officials say.
Recent videos posted by the Lebanese militant group on social media show first-person-view drones, a weapon that dominates Ukrainian battlefields, targeting the fuel tanks of Israeli vehicles.
Ukrainian drone operators use the tactic to spark explosions and inflict maximum damage. Hezbollah has also showcased the use of night vision and is flying drones into Israeli territory.
The development comes as Washington and Tehran are negotiating a peace deal that Iran insists must include an end to the fighting in Lebanon.
Israeli leaders are pushing the U.S. to seek terms that would allow Israel to operate freely against Hezbollah, according to people familiar with the matter.
The deadly drone attacks have led to increasing domestic pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to act more forcefully against Hezbollah.
The drones have exposed an Israeli Achilles' heel and put the militant group back on the offensive after being battered by previous Israeli attacks, including the operation that planted explosives in beepers distributed to Hezbollah leaders.
