Footage shows Israeli forces dismantling an underground shaft used to store Hezbollah weapons in southern Lebanon, according to a report. The operation is part of ongoing IDF efforts to destroy Hezbollah's subterranean infrastructure in the area.
New footage circulating Monday afternoon shows Israeli forces dismantling an underground shaft used by Hezbollah for weapons storage in southern Lebanon. The footage, reportedly from IDF sources, marks the latest documentation in the IDF's ongoing campaign against Hezbollah's subterranean infrastructure. The operation was first reported Sunday at 18:00 Jerusalem by the IDF, which stated that forces from the 55th Brigade Combat Team and the Yahalom combat engineering unit, operating under Division 91, located and destroyed the shaft.
The IDF's reporting on the operation unfolded in a series of statements and releases on Sunday. At 18:00 Jerusalem, the military initially reported the destruction of the underground weapons shaft. It then released photos of the seized weapons cache, which included Kalashnikov rifles, anti-tank missiles and launchers, artillery, and RPG rockets. The IDF subsequently released footage of the shaft's destruction. The Zioneer tracked each of these updates as they were published.
The operation is part of a broader IDF campaign to destroy Hezbollah's underground military infrastructure in southern Lebanon, which has continued since the November 2024 ceasefire. As The Zioneer has reported, the IDF has destroyed numerous tunnel networks, drone factories, and underground bunkers in the area. Notably, on June 28, the IDF demolished a 200-meter drone tunnel in Majdal Zoun, and on June 7, the IDF exposed a large Iranian-funded tunnel network beneath the Beaufort Ridge, six kilometers from Metula. These operations are part of a systematic effort to prevent Hezbollah from rebuilding its military presence near the border.
The precise location of the shaft destroyed in the latest operation has not been disclosed. The scope of the operation and whether the Monday footage documents a separate action from the Sunday releases have also not been specified by the IDF.
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