The IDF is destroying a vast, pre-built tunnel network in southern Lebanon, with unprecedented amounts of explosives being used, according to journalist Amit Segal (N12). The scale of the tunnel system and the quantity of explosives exceed anything deployed on any front during the war, Segal reports. The operation follows the IDF's earlier announcement that it would demolish the Hezbollah tunnel network, with potential seismic effects in northern Israel.
Journalist Amit Segal (N12) reported Sunday evening that the IDF is actively destroying a vast, pre-built tunnel network in southern Lebanon, using explosive quantities 'greater than anything used on any front during the war.' The report, published at around 22:20 Jerusalem, adds granular detail to the IDF's earlier announcement — first aired through multiple outlets at 22:05 Jerusalem — that it would demolish a massive Hezbollah tunnel network in a blast potentially strong enough to trigger earthquake alert systems in northern Israel. Segal's description of an 'immense tunnel system' suggests the operation targets infrastructure built before the current conflict, rather than ad-hoc tunnels.
The thread's published_from Jerusalem timestamps show the story broke with a single-source report at 22:05 Jerusalem (version 2), swiftly corroborated by the IDF's own Northern Command and Segal in version 6 (also 22:05 Jerusalem). By 22:20 Jerusalem (the context item labeled SAME-THREAD), the military had confirmed the blast may activate independent earthquake alerts. The current Segal report at around 22:20 Jerusalem thus represents the first on-record quantification of the explosives' magnitude — escalating the military's earlier, more general warning.
As The Zioneer reported in recent weeks (e.g., June 9, June 15, June 17, June 19, June 22, June 27), the IDF has been conducting sustained operations in southern Lebanon targeting Hezbollah assets, including controlled demolitions of buildings and repeated artillery barrages. The tunnel demolition is the largest single operation in this campaign yet described.
The IDF has not commented on whether all charges have already been placed or how long the demolition process will take. A precise count of tunnels and the total area affected remain unverified.
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