The IDF announced it will carry out a controlled explosion in the western Galilee moments from now, destroying an underground infrastructure—believed to be the massive strategic tunnel recently exposed at Majdal Zun in southern Lebanon, according to military and media reports.
The IDF confirmed Sunday evening that the controlled explosion it is about to carry out in the western Galilee targets the massive strategic tunnel recently uncovered in the village of Majdal Zun, southern Lebanon. The announcement, made shortly before the blast, follows a series of warnings issued since 12:51 Jerusalem that the powerful detonation may also trigger independent earthquake alert systems not connected to the Home Front Command. The IDF stressed there is no danger to civilians and that the area has been cleared for the operation.
The Zioneer first reported the destruction of a deep strategic tunnel in southern Lebanon on June 21, when the IDF revealed a facility described as dozens of meters deep with large launch capabilities. Over the following hour on Sunday — between 12:51 and 13:00 Jerusalem — multiple local councils in the Western and Upper Galilee (Maale Yosef, Marom HaGalil, Upper Galilee) and the IDF Northern Command issued overlapping warnings about a planned massive blast, with initial reports attributing it to the demolition of a large Hezbollah infrastructure site. The IDF's own confirmations escalated through the hour, culminating in the identification of the Majdal Zun tunnel as the target. The operation is part of the military's campaign to dismantle underground networks built by Hezbollah and Iran in southern Lebanon, as The Zioneer reported in a broader background piece on Sunday evening.
What remains open: The exact timing of the blast has not been specified beyond "moments from now" and the potential independent earthquake alerts may still cause brief public confusion despite the warnings. No independent confirmation of the tunnel's full dimensions or launch capabilities has been published beyond the IDF's initial June 21 statement.
15 developments
- ConfirmedIDF detonates explosives cache in destroyed Hezbollah tunnel in southern Lebanon
- StrongLebanese reports: IDF blows up tunnel uncovered in Majdal Zoun
- DevelopingIDF continues demolishing terror structures in southern Lebanon, Monday afternoon
- DevelopingLebanese reports: IDF demolishes buildings in southern Lebanese village
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