Israeli journalist Amit Segal reports that on the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah has constructed massive tunnel networks over the past decade, describing them as "monstrous" and contrasting them with the sandy tunnels of Gaza. The tunnels were built over ten years, Segal says, noting that this infrastructure is what Iran's war in Lebanon is about.
In a Saturday evening report, Israeli journalist Amit Segal (N12) described Hezbollah's tunnel system beneath the Ali al-Taher ridge as "monstrous," carved into the mountainside over a decade and far more extensive than earlier assessments indicated. Segal contrasted the rock-hewn tunnels with the sandy, simpler ones in the Gaza Strip, asserting that this underground infrastructure is the core of Iran's war effort in Lebanon.
The report follows prior IDF disclosures: as The Zioneer reported at 22:49 Jerusalem (Saturday), Israeli forces operating on the ridge are contending with an extensive Hezbollah underground fortification network lined with concrete and carved into the mountainside over more than a decade. An earlier Hezbollah claim of anti-tank missile fire at IDF tanks in the same area (reported by The Zioneer on June 19) remains unverified.
As The Zioneer previously noted (June 7), the IDF has revealed a similar Iran-funded terror tunnel network beneath the Beaufort Ridge, six kilometers from Metula, designed to accommodate hundreds of terrorists. The Ali al-Taher complex fits a broader pattern of Hezbollah's underground fortifications along the border.
No official IDF confirmation of Segal's specific characterization has been issued, and no independent verification of the tunnel's full scope is available.
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