The IDF released footage of operations clearing an Iranian-funded tunnel network under the Beaufort Ridge, where troops located weapons stockpiles and a Hezbollah attack command center. Soldiers eliminated several operatives who fired from within the tunnels. Army Radio reports ground forces have advanced to within several kilometers of Nabatieh, awaiting a political decision. Multiple UAV alerts were triggered near the northern border.
The IDF's 36th Division is deepening its clearance of the Hezbollah tunnel network beneath the Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon, releasing combat footage that shows operatives eliminated after emerging from tunnels and firing at IDF drones. The military said five Hezbollah rocket launchers, including a vehicle-mounted launcher, were dismantled in airstrikes directed by ground troops, alongside a command center and additional operatives operating near Israeli forces. Troops located large quantities of weapons inside the tunnel system, including mortar shells, RPG launchers, Kornet anti-tank missiles, anti-aircraft machine guns, assault rifles, and maps illustrating Hezbollah's ability to target northern Israeli communities from the ridge. According to the IDF, the tunnel network was planned and financed by the Iranian regime. Separately, Israeli Army Radio reported that IDF ground forces have advanced to within several kilometers of Nabatieh and are awaiting a political decision from the leadership. An Israeli official told the Israel Broadcasting Authority that Lebanese Army Commander Rodolph Haykal "fully cooperates" with Hezbollah and refuses to implement the government's decision to restrict weapons. Multiple UAV alerts were activated along the northern border; the IDF said some suspicious aerial targets impacted near the border in areas where Israeli soldiers are operating, with no injuries reported. Intelligence alerts in the Eilat area were later deemed false identifications.
This follows a sustained campaign along the Beaufort Ridge. As The Zioneer reported on June 7 (19:50 Jerusalem), the underground network beneath the ridge was built to hold hundreds of operatives and sustain prolonged combat. A June 13 report (21:03 Jerusalem) detailed the discovery of Hezbollah attack maps of northern Israel inside the same tunnel system, confirming its role as an operational asset for targeting Israeli communities. The current operation appears to be the clearing phase of that dismantlement campaign, advancing toward Nabatieh as troops complete the removal of underground infrastructure.
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