Troops from the 36th Division operating inside a tunnel beneath the Beaufort Ridge discovered maps on the wall illustrating how the ridge enabled Hezbollah to target northern communities, the IDF said. The find comes two hours after the IDF confirmed earlier reports that a similar cache of attack maps was found in the same tunnel network. The maps were uncovered in a tunnel where terrorists were eliminated several days ago. The IDF said the operation aims to dismantle the underground terror tunnel network beneath the ridge.
The IDF announced at 22:11 Jerusalem time that troops from the 36th Division, operating inside the tunnel network beneath the Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon, discovered additional maps illustrating how the ridge's topography enabled Hezbollah to target Israeli communities in the Galilee. The maps were found on the wall of the same tunnel where terrorists were eliminated several days ago, the military said. This confirmation builds on earlier reports and provides further detail on the operational significance of the ridge's terrain.
The thread began on June 7, when The Zioneer reported at 19:50 and 20:03 Jerusalem that the IDF had revealed a large-scale Iran-funded tunnel network beneath the ridge, including living quarters, medical facilities, and weapons storage, designed to accommodate hundreds of terrorists. At 20:46, the first dispatch reported that troops located wall maps illustrating the area's control over northern Israeli communities. A bulletin at 21:03 documented the deepening clearance, and by 22:11 the IDF confirmed the discovery of tactical maps. The current announcement adds that the maps were found in a tunnel where operatives were killed several days ago, corroborating earlier reports of airstrikes on fleeing operatives, as The Zioneer reported on June 11 at 20:09.
The tunnel network beneath the Beaufort Ridge was planned and funded by the Iranian regime, according to the IDF. As The Zioneer reported on June 7, the network spans six kilometers from Metula and was built to house hundreds of operatives, launch drones and missiles, and sustain prolonged combat, all hidden inside a civilian area of southern Lebanon. The operation to clear the tunnels and dismantle the threat to northern communities is ongoing.
The IDF released images of the maps and footage of weapons found inside the tunnels. No independent verification of the findings has been reported.
5 developments
- StrongIDF clears Hezbollah tunnel network beneath Beaufort Ridge, advances near Nabatieh
- StrongIDF drone tracks Hezbollah operatives emerging from Beaufort tunnel, airstrike kills several
- DevelopingIDF uncovers large Hezbollah tunnel network used for about 400 launches
- DevelopingIDF publishes footage of Hezbollah weapon cache at Beaufort Castle
Source and signal
- Internal intake