Hezbollah Drone Cable Found Snagged on Home Pergola in Zar’it

A fiber-optic cable from a Hezbollah drone was discovered Wednesday morning snagged on a home’s pergola in Moshav Zar’it, near the Lebanese border, as northern residents continued to report drone alerts, explosions and gunfire despite the ceasefire.

Residents of Zar’it in the western Galilee filmed the cable stretched across rooftops and lying on the road, saying it appeared to have come from a Hezbollah explosive drone. Fiber-optic drones are harder to disrupt because they do not rely on regular radio signals, limiting the effectiveness of electronic warfare systems.

Itzik Ben Moha, chairman of the Zar’it local committee, said the discovery reflected an intolerable security reality for residents along the border.

“This is not normal, and we are not prepared to get used to this reality,” he told ynet. “To wake up in the morning and see the fiber-optic cables of Hezbollah explosive drones that passed over our homes.”

One resident said the cable was found after a night and morning of nonstop gunfire in the area. Residents said the presence of the cable above homes underscored the danger posed by Hezbollah drones flying directly over civilian communities.

The incident came as sirens sounded in Kiryat Shmona and nearby communities over a suspected drone infiltration. At Hamaginim School in Kiryat Shmona, students were filmed hiding under desks in an unprotected hall. The children, dressed in white for a Shavuot ceremony, cried and screamed as staff and parents tried to calm them. The alert was later determined to be a false alarm.

Yarden Bar, a daycare worker in Kiryat Shmona and mother of two children at the school, said the warning time in the city does not allow students to reach protected spaces.

“They need to hide under the table in an unprotected hall,” she said. “There was also a siren at the school two days ago. They run and are used to functioning, but as parents, it is impossible to process.”

In March, the Home Front Command extended warning times in several northern communities. In 58 localities, including Kiryat Shmona, the warning time was changed from immediate to 15 seconds. Parents say that is still not enough in schools without nearby protected spaces.

Upper Galilee Regional Council head Assaf Langlaben said the latest alerts show that the ceasefire has not brought security to the north.

“In the north, there is no ceasefire,” he said. “The threat from Lebanon is still hovering over the heads of northern residents.”

Residents said the combination of drones, gunfire and repeated alerts has made normal life impossible.

Nuriel, a Kiryat Shmona resident currently serving in reserves in southern Lebanon, compared the situation to the period before the October 7 massacre in the Gaza border communities.

“We are becoming like the Gaza border communities before the massacre, and they are getting us used to this routine,” he said. “My heart is shattered.”