Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityMilitary officials doubt the expanding ground operation will eliminate Hezbollah's explosive drone threat and admit Israel still lacks an effective operational response: 'This caught us unprepared'Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYaniv Kubovich10:19 PM • May 27 2026 IDTThe Israel Defense Forces believe the U.S. directive to refrain from strikes deep inside Lebanon is undermining efforts to eliminate Hezbollah's explosive drone threat, according to defense sources, as the army acknowledges it still lacks an effective operational solution to the growing danger.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonIDF2026 Israel-Iran WarHezbollahCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealHamasIDF-LebanonAbraham AccordsTrump-UCLACaroline GlickHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIDF: U.S. Limits on Lebanon Strikes Will Hurt Efforts to Stop Hezbollah DronesAn Israeli Frog Species Comes Back From the Dead at a Jerusalem ZooIsrael Cuts Security Budgets for Gaza, Lebanon Border Communities Amid WarTrump: Not Sure Iran Deal Possible Unless Saudis, Qatar Join Abraham AccordsU.S. Needs Years to Rebuild Weapons Stockpiles Depleted in Iran War, Report SaysRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests NotOn Israel, Gaza and Palestine, Bigmouth Tucker Carlson Spoke Nothing but TruthThe Future of American Jewry Looks Bleak