Hezbollah weighs heavily on Israel in this grinding multifront war, with tanks
and troops burning on the battlefield as Israeli forces struggle to contain the
escalating assaults. Hezbollah has carried out what some are calling a Merkava
massacre, destroying columns of Israel's most advanced tanks and forcing the
country to relive the trauma of its 2006 conflict with the group. Has Hezbollah
managed to hold its own in this confrontation, with reports suggesting that
around 100 Merkava tanks have been knocked out in just 15 days of fighting along
the border? In this lopsided battle of a $1,000 anti-tank missile against a $6
million armored behemoth, the real question is which side strategy and resources
will ultimately prove more decisive. Hezbollah fighters destroyed at least 21
Israeli Merkava battle tanks within just 24 hours on March 25, marking one of
the most devastating single-day blows to Israel's armored forces so far.
According to Press TV, the tanks were hit and disabled across multiple fronts in
southern Lebanon and northern Israel, underscoring how wide the battlefield has
now become. By the morning of March 26, Hezbollah was reporting fresh direct
hits on at least 20 additional Merkava tanks, as its operations against Israeli
armor continued at pace. Taken together, these attacks bring the total number of
Merkava tanks knocked out or destroyed since March 2 to around 100, according to
Hezbollah-aligned media and informed sources.