Israeli media, including ynet, are circulating footage documenting the destruction of the main tunnel routes in the Hezbollah tunnel network under the Beaufort Ridge. The footage shows the aftermath of the demolition, which the IDF carried out using 700 tons of explosives earlier this week, according to reports.
Israeli media outlets, including ynet, are now circulating footage showing the destruction of the main Hezbollah tunnel routes beneath the Beaufort Ridge in southern Lebanon. The footage provides visual confirmation of the demolition, which the IDF said used 700 tons of explosives. This follows the release of official IDF footage by military correspondent Nitzan Shapira (N12) earlier Friday morning (00:10 Jerusalem).
The story broke at 00:10 Jerusalem, when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced the IDF had destroyed the tunnel network using 700 tons of explosives, in response to a Hezbollah ceasefire violation. Shortly after, the IDF confirmed the operation, describing the network as a multi-level command center for Hezbollah's 'Badr' unit, funded and designed by Iran. The military said the network, built over two decades, served as a central command post located approximately six kilometers from Metula, and was used to launch UAVs, explosive drones, and anti-tank missiles against Israeli forces and civilians. The IDF later released footage of the demolition, which was then published by Nitzan Shapira. The footage now circulating through Israeli media shows the same destruction.
As The Zioneer reported earlier, the Beaufort Ridge tunnel network was one of Hezbollah's most significant strategic assets in southern Lebanon, designed to facilitate a large-scale invasion of northern Israel. The IDF has been systematically dismantling Hezbollah's subterranean infrastructure in the area since June.
The specific timing of the recording of the footage now in circulation has not been clarified. The footage shows the aftermath of the demolition.
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