The IDF is destroying a massive, pre-built Hezbollah tunnel network in southern Lebanon, using unprecedented quantities of explosives — larger than on any other front in the current war, according to journalist Amit Segal (N12). Segal describes the tunnels as 'immense' and says the operation is still ongoing.
Just before 22:05 Jerusalem on Sunday, the IDF announced that it was about to demolish Hezbollah terror infrastructure in southern Lebanon and that the blast might trigger an earthquake alert in northern Israel (version 1). Within minutes, additional security sources confirmed the target was a massive pre-built tunnel network, with the explosion expected within hours (versions 2-3). By 22:05, the Home Front Command warned the detonation could activate independent earthquake alert systems, and journalist Amit Segal (N12) reported that the IDF was using unprecedented explosive quantities — exceeding any other front in the war — to destroy the "immense" system, an operation he said was still ongoing (versions 4-7).
As The Zioneer reported throughout the thread Sunday night, Israeli intelligence assessments have described the tunnel network as comprising dozens of shafts and several main subterranean routes, many packed with explosives and weapons caches. Initial reports relied on a single security source; corroboration expanded within the same hour to include the Home Front Command, multiple security sources, and an on-record journalist report. The IDF has not officially commented on the operation's duration or the specific explosive quantities.
The demolition operation fits a wider pattern the desk has tracked for weeks: Minister Ze'ev Elkin stated on Jun 8 that the IDF is "systematically destroying Hezbollah infrastructure in nearly every house in southern Lebanon," and Lebanese sources have reported repeated heavy artillery barrages and controlled explosions in the area (background bulletins from Jun 9–Jun 25). The Zioneer has also reported that Hezbollah's buried tunnel network has been a central element of its military infrastructure for over a decade.
It remains unclear when the demolition operation will conclude, and whether all tunnel shafts have been located. No independent confirmation of the explosive quantities cited by Segal has yet been provided by the IDF.
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