An Israeli Merkava Mk IV tank is shown being hit by an Iranian anti-tank missile in southern Lebanon.

Israel has launched a limited ground military operation against Hezbollah, sending troops into southern Lebanon. It has begun to suffer losses, as the pro-Iranian group's fighters show no signs of surrendering. Footage of the Israeli force's defeat has surfaced online. tank Merkava Mk IV with anti-tank guided missile missiles.

Hezbollah released footage of the use of an Iranian Almas anti-tank missile system in combat with units of the 91st HaGalil Territorial Division of the Northern Military District. The ATGM operator fired at an Israeli Merkava Mk IV tank, after which the footage progressed from the missile itself to the moment the tank was struck near the turret hatch. Unfortunately, the impact of the hit was not included in the video.

The Almas anti-tank missile system was accepted into service by the Iranian army in 2021. It is essentially an unlicensed copy of the Israeli Spike ATGM. The guided missile of the same name is housed in a cylindrical body with a diameter of 130 mm and a length of 1,1 m. The missile has a launch weight of up to 15 kg, and its homing head allows for a "fire and forget" operation. The missiles are equipped with a tandem HEAT warhead with a penetration capability of at least 600 mm of armor behind reactive armor.

It was previously reported that Israel had deployed troops to southern Lebanon to create a buffer zone. The Israeli military's plan was to push Hezbollah forces as far away from the border as possible, preventing them from launching attacks on northern Israel.

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[knn54]

"This has never happened before, and here it is again."

[PROXOR]

I think this Merkava was already destroyed. If you look closely, you can see a dim light on the turret.
A month ago, they tried to penetrate the Merkava with the Kornet. Tofi saved it.

[KCA]

One launch? Yozhik understands that you need to fire 2-3 times. The notorious Tofi could have destroyed the first missile, but it would have washed away everything mounted on the tank. 5 kg of explosives is a lot. Then, the Kornet has a tandem configuration: the first missile is for testing the active protection system, the second is for attack.

[PROXOR]

Yes, just one. We need to make the Kornet ATGM like the RPG "hook." First, launch a guided missile simulator, followed by a live one a second later.

[KCA]

So Kornet is already a tandem missile from the start, should we attach a third missile?

[PROXOR]

Not a tandem ammo, but a tandem shot. That's right. I didn't mention the Hook RPG to you for no reason.

[Normann]

We ourselves received a copy of ourselves, although we are also fighting with ourselves, no matter how sad it may sound.

[Sky strike fighter]

The Almas anti-tank missile system was adopted by the Iranian army in 2021. It is essentially an unlicensed copy of the Israeli Spike ATGM.

Hezbollah also has Kornets or their Iranian copy.

In southern Lebanon, a Hezbollah Kornet anti-tank missile system crew destroyed an Israeli Merkava Mk.4 main battle tank. The strike was carried out with a 9M133M-2 missile from a distance of approximately 7750 meters in a southern Lebanon region, according to the Russian Weapon Telegram channel.

https://www1.ru/news/2026/03/05/ubiica-tankov-ptrk-kornet-raznes-izrailskii-merkava-v-livane-s-rekordnogo-rasstoianiia.html

Another episode. This time from close range.

A video has surfaced online of an Israeli Merkava tank being destroyed by a Kornet anti-tank missile in Lebanon. A Shiite Hezbollah fighter attacked the tank from an ambush in an urban area. The tank was located several hundred meters away, making it an easy target for the Russian anti-tank system.

https://rg.ru/2026/03/04/porazhenie-izrailskogo-tanka-merkava-iz-ptrk-kornet-sniali-na-video.html

Just as they used to say about Greece that Greece has everything, now we can also say that Iran has everything.

The Iranian copy of the Kornet, called Dehlaviyeh, has a two-missile launcher and the ability to be controlled from a remote control. ... For example, it has been revealed that the tripod used for the support is from another ATGM produced by the Islamic Republic's military industry – the Toophan, a copy of the American BGM-71 TOW.

https://rg.ru/2022/09/21/klon-korneta-iz-irana-mozhet-preodolevat-aktivnuiu-zashchitu-tankov.html

[Normann]

In southern Lebanon, a Hezbollah Kornet anti-tank missile system crew destroyed an Israeli Merkava Mk.4 main battle tank. The strike was carried out with a 9M133M-2 missile from a distance of approximately 7750 meters in a southern Lebanon region, according to the Russian Weapon Telegram channel.

It was practically the limit of its range; apparently the conditions were ideal, or she was just lucky.

[Tagan]

Receive, fascist, a grenade!
(Israeli fascist)

[andrey martov]

Israel is so small (judging by the geographical map) and so aggressive... And if Israel becomes Great...

[Sky strike fighter]

He's already become one, with the help of American bankers of Jewish descent. Who else could force the US to fight like they did in Iraq in 2003 and Iran in 2026? And yet, those wars were beneficial to Israel. Saddam Hussein's Iraq and the Ayatollahs' Iran are his competitors and bitter enemies. Moreover, in the former case, the collapse of Iraq benefited both Israel and Shiite Iran, its main enemies in the region. But the collapse of Iraq, which had previously divided Israel and Iran, made their future conflict inevitable.

[Free Island]

It will never be great. This is already the third version of the "State of Israel" in history; the previous two didn't last more than 80 years. So, as usual, this "new formation" is almost past its expiration date. It's time to wave "shalom aleikum" 👋👋👋👋👋

[Nikolaevich I]

Quote: andrey martov

Israel is so small (judging by the map) and so aggressive

A tick is small, but it bites and spreads encephalitis! That's why ticks need to be crushed! We need to crush Israeli fascists too, so they don't spread the infection (fascism) and kill children! Many thousands of children died in the Gaza Strip, and children are dying now in Iran and Lebanon!

[Mitka]

Crush the bug, crush it with your foot, crush the bug while it’s still alive!!!

[Junior Private]

The Merkava is quite easily shot down. Although it blends in well with the local terrain. In a combined arms operation, it would be destroyed anyway. I propose introducing a new term: "tank holocaust."

[Nexcom]

Yes, you're right. There's no way they can shoot at the Merkavas - that's just outrageous.

[Sky strike fighter]

"Tank holocaust"?

[rosomaha]

I think it's a Merkava Mk4M with a KAZ

[grandfather_Kostya]

I really miss the Vietnamese straw hat on the turret! It should have helped with the "fire-and-forget" camouflage.

[K-50]

And again the Jews brought a bulldozer with them.
Just as they cleared the West Bank of Palestinians with bulldozers for their settlers, they now dragged themselves into Lebanon.
They never have enough land; they want to grab everything around them.
Won't you choke?

[Nexcom]

The main thing for them is to grab what they can. What they can't master themselves, they'll sell later.

[zelivee]

A Merkava without a grill is somehow not kosher. The calculation worked perfectly.

[rytik32]

KAZ Trophy didn't work again!

[mad-max78]

Can someone explain to me whether the APS requires the tank's engine to be running? I can't understand how energy-intensive this system is.

[rytik32]

Quote from: mad-max78

The tank's engine must be running for the APS to operate.

Merkavas starting with the Mk.4 have an auxiliary engine, which will definitely provide electricity to the APS.

[tur-tur]

When I was a tanker, we were taught in training that the Merkava was considered the best tank, but only in desert conditions. America, the Soviet Union, and other Germans had to develop all-weather, all-terrain tanks, but in doing so, they sacrificed other characteristics.

[Free Island]

It's just that at that time there were no drones, FPV, or evil Bedouins in slippers who had hypersonic weapons, cornets, lancets, and other tweezers. 🤣🤣🤣 Now the best tank in the world is the one that stands in the box.

[GEV67]

Indian Bollywood is taking a break; it's not funny to post something like this 🤣

[faterdom]

Well, the copy is unlicensed, so it doesn't count.

[lukash66]

Now the Jews will tell us there were no losses. Everything is intact and even runs. Well, of course. There's all sorts of crap hung on it, it's unbelievable.😀

[aleks.29ru]

Why aren't FPV drones used? The arrogant ones come in in columns.

[Fangaro]

Is the Merkava a bad tank? Probably not that bad.
Is the Iranian ATGM bad? No.
The outcome depends on who's in the tank, who's against the tank, who has more experience, who has stronger nerves, and who's lucky.
With some it is God, with some the Almighty, with some it is rage, and with some it is indifference.
In this case, Iran destroyed an enemy tank. And this is good for Iran both informationally and economically.

[mad-max78]

Quote: rytik32

Quote from: mad-max78

The tank's engine must be running for the APS to operate.

Merkavas starting with the Mk.4 have an auxiliary engine, which will definitely provide electricity to the APS.

So, with the APU turned off, you can confidently attack a tank without fear of the APS?

[Ivan Mladic]

Arm your comrades and fear nothing! And the video is awesome👍

[Mikhail Nasharashev]

If it’s in the turret hatch cover, then there’s no other option, the tank is done…

[Meaning of life]

Let's wish victory to Hezbollah! Defeat the Israeli Nazis! I say this as an anti-fascist Jew.

[Nikolaevich I]

No one has the right to "denigrate" Jews! That would be unfair, and simply vile! The goal of WWII was to destroy German fascism, not Germany! The just goal now is to destroy Israeli fascism, but not the Israeli state! Just as after the victory over Nazi Germany, the territories occupied by Germany were confiscated and Nazi state structures destroyed, so too must the Arab territories occupied by Israel be confiscated and structures in Israel that adhere to fascist (Zionist) ideology destroyed! But this is not about destroying Israel as a nation state within the territory defined by the UN!

[Meaning of life]

Yes, we can even leave them the captured lands. Just give the Palestinians Israeli citizenship and equal rights with the Jews. So that there won't be a slave race and a master race.

[Midshipman of the Black Sea Fleet]

Specifically, the states within the territory defined by the UN. Otherwise, you see that they grabbed a piece here and there.

[STUG III]

Why are they in the photo? They dressed Ovechkin in his uniform.

[snow mountain]

It's surprising they don't have any debt. It's cheap, it's cheerful, and you can throw it together on your own.

[OSE4Kinsura]

Only a big imaginary profit in the form of oil, or dirt on Epstein (((an agent of the Zionists!

[stone]

So where is the destroyed tank, exactly? Where's the confirmation? Where's the video of the burned-out tank? They're saying the APS most likely went off.