Merkava 5 tank "Barak"

THE OPTIC FIBER TRAP: Is the Merkava Tank Facing Its Ultimate Nemesis in Lebanon?

As Operation "Lion’s Roar" pushes past the Litani River, Israel’s legendary Merkava tanks face a terrifying new nemesis: fiber-optic "suicide" drones. These unjammable, silent hunters use thin glass wires to bypass high-tech electronic warfare, forcing the IDF to rely on "cope cages" and structural ingenuity to survive.