Ten IDF soldiers were wounded, including two seriously, in two separate explosive drone attacks launched by Hezbollah on troops operating in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, as limited fighting with the Iran-backed terror group persisted despite a ceasefire.

In one of the incidents, the commander of the 401st Armored Brigade, Col. Meir Biderman, 41, was seriously wounded by an explosive drone, the IDF said.

The military said that Col. (res.) H., who currently serves as the brigade’s chief of staff, will temporarily fill his position.

A reserve lieutenant colonel serving in the 162nd Division was moderately wounded in the same incident, while an additional reservist sustained light injuries, according to the IDF.

In another Hezbollah drone blast, a female soldier was seriously wounded, a combat officer and two additional soldiers sustained moderate injuries, and two more were lightly wounded, the army said.

The Commander of the 401st Armoured Brigade, Col. Meir Biderman, was severely wounded, and another reserve officer was moderately injured from an explosive drone impact in southern Lebanon. Furthermore, during the incident, a non-commissioned officer was lightly injured. pic.twitter.com/jiy7noJ1G1 — Israel National News – Arutz Sheva (@ArutzSheva_En) May 20, 2026

The Commander of the 401st Armoured Brigade, Col. Meir Biderman, was severely wounded, and another reserve officer was moderately injured from an explosive drone impact in southern Lebanon. Furthermore, during the incident, a non-commissioned officer was lightly injured. pic.twitter.com/jiy7noJ1G1

— Israel National News – Arutz Sheva (@ArutzSheva_En) May 20, 2026

All of the wounded were evacuated to a hospital for treatment, and their families were notified.

Also on Wednesday, the IDF published footage of a strike it carried out earlier in the week on a Hezbollah weapons production site in the Tyre area of southern Lebanon that had been established inside a building previously used as a civilian clinic and located meters away from a mosque.

The IDF said secondary explosions were identified following the strike, indicating the presence of weapons inside the building.

The military echoed accusations it made earlier on Wednesday, when the IDF announced a separate strike on a civilian building allegedly housing Hezbollah surveillance equipment in southern Lebanon, with the military again accusing the terror group of using civilian infrastructure in operations against Israel.

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