The IDF Spokesperson released footage Friday morning documenting the destruction of the main tunnel routes in the Hezbollah tunnel network beneath the Beaufort ridge in southern Lebanon.
The IDF Spokesperson released footage Friday morning documenting the destruction of the main tunnel routes in the Hezbollah tunnel network beneath the Beaufort ridge in southern Lebanon. The footage provides visual confirmation of the demolition operation that the IDF announced earlier Friday, showing the collapse of the tunnel passages that the IDF had identified as critical routes for the subterranean network.
The destruction was first reported in the early hours of Friday (00:10 Jerusalem) when Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz announced the operation, stating that approximately 700 tons of explosives were used to destroy the Iran-funded network that served as the central command center for Hezbollah's Badr unit. The Zioneer reported that the IDF's 36th Division carried out the operation following a Hezbollah ceasefire violation on Thursday, in which the group launched a drone attack on an IDF engineering unit. Israeli media, including Ynetnews, reported that the tunnel network was designed as part of Hezbollah's invasion plan for northern Israeli communities, with the complex located approximately six kilometers from Metula.
As The Zioneer reported in early June, the IDF revealed the extent of the underground fortress beneath Beaufort Ridge, including living quarters, medical facilities, and weapons storage, built over two decades with Iranian funding. The Beaufort Ridge provides a dominant vantage point over the Galilee panhandle, and the IDF has described the systematic dismantling of Hezbollah's subterranean assets as part of ongoing operations to prevent the terror group from rebuilding its capabilities.
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