According to analyst Yair Goldblatt, the IDF has reached at least one of seven tunnels running from south of Beaufort Castle to north of Nabatieh, constructed with Iranian funding over two decades. The military holds the area and is awaiting a political decision to demolish them. Israel had refrained from acting earlier to avoid a Hezbollah response before concluding a pilot agreement with the Lebanese army, Goldblatt reports.
In a late-night analysis, security commentator Yair Goldblatt disclosed that the IDF has reached and is now holding at least one of seven cross-border tunnels built by Hezbollah with Iranian funding. The tunnels, which run from south of the historic Beaufort Castle to the northern outskirts of Nabatieh, were constructed over roughly two decades and represent a major strategic asset.
According to Goldblatt, the military is currently in control of the area and waiting for a political green light to demolish the tunnel. He noted that Israel had deliberately refrained from such an operation earlier to avoid triggering a Hezbollah or Iranian response before completing a pilot agreement with the Lebanese Armed Forces regarding enforcement in the area.
The Zioneer previously reported on the broader Iranian-funded tunnel network beneath Beaufort Ridge, which the IDF exposed in June 2026 as a multi-level underground complex designed for large-scale attacks. The tunnels described in Goldblatt's report extend northward from that ridge toward Nabatieh, a Hezbollah stronghold and the focus of recent IDF ground operations.
2 developments
- DevelopingIDF uncovers large Hezbollah tunnel network used for about 400 launches
- StrongIDF clears Hezbollah tunnel network beneath Beaufort Ridge, advances near Nabatieh
- DevelopingIDF demolished Hezbollah tunnels, chose not to repurpose them against drones
- DevelopingKatz: IDF thwarting Hezbollah tunnels, destroying terror infrastructure near Lebanon border fence
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