Hezbollah ‘armour‑killer’ Almas-3 missile raises new threat to Israeli tanks

Hezbollah has reportedly deployed Iran’s Almas-3 drone-launched anti-tank missile during clashes along Israel’s northern border, signalling a sharp escalation in battlefield technology. Security assessments suggest the precision “armour-killer” missile injured Israeli soldiers during fighting involving the Givati Brigade, raising alarms about Hezbollah’s expanding arsenal of Iranian-supplied weapons. The Almas-3, capable of striking armoured targets from up to 16 kilometres away and launched from UAVs, allows operators to attack Israeli tanks while staying far from retaliation. Analysts warn that the missile, reportedly reverse-engineered from captured Israeli Spike technology, could transform the border conflict into a sustained precision-missile duel threatening Israel’s armoured forces.