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IDF demolished Hezbollah tunnels, chose not to repurpose them against drones

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IDF demolished Hezbollah tunnels, chose not to repurpose them against drones

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TL;DR

The IDF has destroyed the Hezbollah tunnel network it had located, according to an unconfirmed report. A single Israeli source notes the military chose not to repurpose the tunnels for its own use against enemy drones, for undisclosed reasons.

01 · THE DISPATCH

A single Israeli source reports that the IDF has destroyed the Hezbollah tunnel network it had previously located in southern Lebanon. The source notes the military chose not to repurpose the tunnels for use against enemy drones — a capability the tunnels' depth and layout could have provided — for reasons not disclosed.

This development follows weeks of Israeli operations against Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon. As The Zioneer has reported (June 22, 21:25), Israel had considered allowing the Lebanese army to take over a Hezbollah facility as a test of Beirut's resolve, but the latest report indicates a different outcome: direct demolition by the IDF.

The source's claim cannot be independently verified, and no official IDF confirmation has been published. The timing and scope of the demolition remain unclear.

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