Conflict catalog
2023 Israel-Hezbollah Conflict: Weapons and Equipment
Cross-border and southern Lebanon fighting between Israel and Hezbollah after the October 2023 Gaza war widened into sustained exchanges, Israeli operations in Lebanon, ceasefire attempts, and renewed clashes.
The 2023 Israel-Hezbollah Conflict catalog covers the post-October 2023 escalation along the Lebanon-Israel border, where Hezbollah attacks, Israeli air and artillery strikes, and later Israeli ground operations turned a limited border confrontation into a wider southern Lebanon campaign. The November 2024 cessation of hostilities shifted the conflict toward implementation of UNSCR 1701, Lebanese Armed Forces deployment, Israeli withdrawal issues, and continued monitoring of violations, renewed strikes, and later FPV-drone adaptation.
This catalog tracks weapon systems documented in the Israel-Hezbollah fighting that escalated after October 2023.
Entries focus on source-backed equipment use by Israel or Hezbollah across the Lebanon-Israel border and in southern Lebanon.
43 weapon systemsConflict Actors
Israel / Hezbollah
Hezbollah
18 weapon systems in this catalogContext
- Status
- Published catalog
- Location
- Lebanon-Israel Blue Line, southern Lebanon, northern Israel, and the Golan Heights approaches
- Countries
- Israel, Lebanon
- Regions
- Southern Lebanon, Northern Israel, Blue Line, Shebaa Farms, Golan Heights approaches, Beirut southern suburbs
- Domains
- land, air, missile strikes, UAV, air defense, electronic warfare, border clashes, insurgency
The catalog is currently narrow and should not be treated as a complete order of battle. The connected weapon entry documents Hezbollah use of fiber-optic FPV drones in southern Lebanon and northern Israel, while conflict-level sources show the broader equipment environment includes rockets, UAVs, anti-tank guided missiles, air defense, tunnels, launch infrastructure, Israeli airpower, artillery, and ground maneuver. Claims from battlefield videos, official military statements, and party media need system-specific corroboration before being attached to weapon entries.
Map
Lebanon-Israel Blue Line, southern Lebanon, northern Israel, and the Golan Heights approaches
Map data from OpenStreetMap contributors.
Timeline
Key Events
Cross-border hostilities begin
UNIFIL reported rockets fired from southeast Lebanon toward Israeli-occupied territory and Israeli return fire, opening the sustained post-October 7 Israel-Hezbollah border confrontation.
Sources: UNIFIL Rocket and Return Fire Statement, CSIS Escalating to War
Operation Northern Arrows expands the air campaign
Israel announced Operation Northern Arrows and began a broader campaign against Hezbollah launch sites, weapons depots, and command centers as the fighting expanded deeper into Lebanon.
Sources: IDF Northern Front Timeline, AP Lebanon Strikes September 2024, CSIS Escalating to War
Hassan Nasrallah killed in Beirut strike
Hezbollah confirmed that secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's southern suburbs, marking a major leadership blow during the escalation.
Sources: AP Nasrallah Killed, CSIS Escalating to War, IDF Northern Front Timeline
Israeli ground operations start in southern Lebanon
The IDF said it began limited, localized, intelligence-based ground operations in southern Lebanon aimed at pushing Hezbollah infrastructure away from the border and enforcing Resolution 1701.
Sources: IDF Operation Northern Arrows Timeline, CRS Israel Major Issues and U.S. Relations
Cessation of hostilities takes effect
The U.S.- and France-backed arrangement set a 4 a.m. start for the cessation of hostilities and linked the deal to implementation of UNSCR 1701 and Lebanese state control of arms in the southern Litani area.
Sources: Israel-Lebanon Cessation of Hostilities Text, UN Geneva Withdrawal Update
UN calls for withdrawal and LAF deployment
UN officials said Israeli operations north of the Blue Line continued and urged timely Israeli withdrawal, Lebanese Armed Forces deployment, and full implementation of Resolution 1701.
Sources: UN Geneva Withdrawal Update
Fiber-optic FPV drones appear in the renewed fighting
AP reported a fiber-optic drone from Lebanon found in Kiryat Shmona, while later reporting described Hezbollah FPV strike drones being used against Israeli soldiers and vehicles in southern Lebanon and northern Israel.
Sources: AP Fiber-Optic Drones, Guardian Hezbollah FPV Drones, Long War Journal Hezbollah FPV Drones
Phases
Border war of attrition
The conflict centered on the Blue Line and nearby areas, with repeated Hezbollah rockets, drones, anti-tank missiles, and other standoff attacks met by Israeli artillery, airstrikes, and targeted strikes.
Expanded air campaign and leadership strikes
Israel's Operation Northern Arrows expanded the geographic reach and tempo of strikes against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon, the Bekaa, and Beirut-area strongholds, culminating in the killing of Hassan Nasrallah.
Southern Lebanon ground operations
Israeli forces conducted ground operations in southern Lebanon while air and artillery strikes continued, with both sides emphasizing launch infrastructure, tunnels, command sites, anti-tank positions, and border security.
Cessation framework and implementation disputes
The ceasefire arrangement shifted the conflict toward LAF deployment, UNIFIL monitoring, Israeli withdrawal questions, Hezbollah armed-presence issues south of the Litani River, and continuing allegations of violations.
Renewed fighting and FPV-drone adaptation
Renewed fighting brought greater public documentation of Hezbollah fiber-optic FPV strike drones, local drone production claims, Israeli counter-drone efforts, and continued Israeli operations against Hezbollah drone and weapons infrastructure.
External Support
Iran is the central outside supplier context for Hezbollah: CSIS describes Iran's long-running funding, training, weapons, and strategic guidance to the group and links Iranian assistance to Hezbollah's large rocket, missile, and UAV arsenal. Israel's operations relied on its established U.S.-backed military relationship and air-defense ecosystem; CRS notes U.S. support for dismantling Hezbollah attack infrastructure while warning against a larger Lebanon war. The November 2024 cessation text also placed the United States and France in a monitoring and support role for implementation of UNSCR 1701, Lebanese Armed Forces deployment, and arms-control measures in southern Lebanon.
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Weapons
2023 Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Weapon Systems
Category
Aircraft & UAVs
Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.








Category
Air Defense
Systems that contest aircraft, missiles, helicopters, and drones.



Category
Artillery
Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.








Category
Infantry Weapons
Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.





Category
Munitions
Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.








Category
Tanks
Heavy armor built around direct fire, protection, and battlefield shock.
Conflict Sources
Conflict-level chronology combines UN, CRS, CSIS, AP, IDF, and ceasefire-document sources. IDF sources are used for official Israeli claims and target categories; Hezbollah-specific system claims still require direct weapon-entry sourcing before inclusion in the equipment archive.
- UNIFIL Rocket and Return Fire StatementPublisher: United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon | Note: Supports the opening event on October 8, 2023, and Blue Line location context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
- CSIS Escalating to WarPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Supports conflict geography, phases, escalation in September 2024, Hezbollah standoff weapons, Iranian support, and UNSCR 1701 context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
- AP Lebanon Strikes September 2024Publisher: Associated Press | Note: Supports the September 23, 2024 expansion of Israeli strikes and evacuation warnings during the broader air campaign. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
- AP Nasrallah KilledPublisher: Associated Press | Note: Supports Hezbollah confirmation that Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
- IDF Northern Front TimelinePublisher: Israel Defense Forces | Note: Official Israeli source for Operation Northern Arrows, Hezbollah projectile and UAV attacks, Israeli target categories, and Israeli claims about Hezbollah infrastructure. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
- IDF Operation Northern Arrows TimelinePublisher: Israel Defense Forces | Note: Official Israeli timeline supporting the start and stated purpose of ground operations in southern Lebanon and examples of weapons and launch infrastructure found during operations. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
- CRS Israel Major Issues and U.S. RelationsPublisher: Congressional Research Service via EveryCRSReport.com | Note: Supports U.S. policy context, Israel's southern Lebanon ground operations, U.S. support for dismantling Hezbollah attack infrastructure, and U.S. cautions about escalation. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
- Israel-Lebanon Cessation of Hostilities TextPublisher: Peace Agreements Database | Note: Full text of the November 27, 2024 cessation arrangement, including UNSCR 1701 implementation, LAF deployment, and arms-control provisions. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
- UN Geneva Withdrawal UpdatePublisher: United Nations Office at Geneva | Note: Supports post-ceasefire implementation context, continued Israeli operations north of the Blue Line, UNIFIL monitoring, and calls for IDF withdrawal and LAF deployment. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
- Guardian Hezbollah FPV DronesPublisher: The Guardian | Note: Supports archive weapon-context limits by documenting reporting on Hezbollah fiber-optic FPV drone use in southern Lebanon. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
- AP Fiber-Optic DronesPublisher: Associated Press | Note: Supports the 2026 FPV-drone timeline event and weapon-context note by documenting fiber-optic drones launched from Lebanon into northern Israel. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
- Long War Journal Hezbollah FPV DronesPublisher: FDD's Long War Journal | Note: Supports archive weapon-context limits by documenting Hezbollah FPV attacks and Israeli claims about FPV launches after renewed fighting. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
- Wikimedia 2024 Israel-Hezbollah War MapPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image licensing and provenance page for the conflict map, listed as CC BY-SA 4.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
- Wikimedia IDF Lebanon 2024 PhotoPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image licensing and provenance page for the IDF Lebanon 2024 photo, listed as CC BY-SA 3.0 with VRT-confirmed permission. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
