The IDF released video from inside a Hezbollah tunnel located roughly seven kilometers inside Lebanon near the border, saying the footage is meant to show the threat on the northern frontier. In the clip, the military argues Hezbollah continues investing in tunnels, rockets, and drones. "We don't want war. Hezbollah left us no choice. We will always protect and defend our civilians," the IDF said.
The IDF released footage on Monday from inside a Hezbollah tunnel roughly seven kilometers inside southern Lebanon, the military said, framing the video as evidence of the persistent threat on the northern border. The clip shows the interior of the tunnel as an IDF narrator argues that Hezbollah continues investing in tunnels, rockets, and drones, stating, "We don't want war. Hezbollah left us no choice. We will always protect and defend our civilians." The release comes as part of a broader campaign to expose Hezbollah's underground infrastructure, with this tunnel appearing to be located deeper inside Lebanese territory than previous finds publicly detailed by the military.
The disclosure follows more than ten days of sustained coverage by The Zioneer of IDF operations against Hezbollah tunnel networks. On June 11 at 20:09 Jerusalem, the IDF released drone footage showing operatives emerging from a tunnel beneath the Beaufort Ridge, followed by an airstrike. On June 20 at 21:42 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that the IDF had surrounded dozens of operatives in a kilometer-long tunnel near Tebnit. On June 21, the military unveiled a series of discoveries in the village of Majdal Zoun — initially at 18:59 Jerusalem revealing a 200-meter tunnel with four launch shafts and over 20 operatives killed, then a 29-meter-deep complex with 12 rooms and hundreds of weapons, then an underground drone 'airfield' with hundreds of drones and missiles. The timeline shows corroboration progressed from single-sourced IDF statements to detailed footage and specific casualty figures. The Monday footage offers the first visual evidence of a tunnel at this depth inside Lebanon, though no operational status or exact location beyond the border area was specified.
As The Zioneer reported on June 16, Defense Minister Israel Katz stated that the IDF is systematically thwarting Hezbollah tunnels and destroying terror infrastructure in villages near the border fence in southern Lebanon, vowing to maintain Israel's security zone presence indefinitely. The June 21 deep complex in Majdal Zoun was described by the IDF as having been built with Iranian planning and funding over the past decade, used to launch Iranian-made drones with a range of up to 200 kilometers.
The Monday footage did not include casualty figures, operational status of the tunnel, or a specific location beyond the general border area, leaving the extent of the tunnel's capabilities and whether it had been destroyed or neutralized unreported by the military. It remains unclear whether this tunnel is part of the same network as the Juni11 Beaufort site, the June 20 Tebnit complex, or the Majdal Zoun systems.
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