Hezbollah uses surface-to-air missiles against Israel

The Lebanese movement said in a statement on Telegram on Friday that it used a surface-to-air missile against an "Israeli march", forcing it to retreat from Lebanese air space.

It's unclear what Hezbollah means by "march" and the group did not say what exactly it was targeting, whether it was an Israeli fighter jet or a drone. The Israeli military hasn't commented on the incident.

The use of the surface-to-air missiles and Israel's retreat is notable, given that Israel's military has a clear advantage against Hezbollah in the air.

Hezbollah does, however, have a number of defensive weapons designed to destroy Israeli armoury, including anti-aircraft, anti-tank and anti-ship missiles. 

The group's fighters have used surface-to-air munitions several times since October to shoot down Israeli drones.