The IDF has released new footage of the detonation of an underground Hezbollah tunnel in Majdal Zoun, southern Lebanon. The military says the tunnel contained hundreds of weapons and four launch shafts aimed at Israel.
The IDF released new footage on Monday morning showing the massive detonation of a Hezbollah underground tunnel in the village of Majdal Zoun in southern Lebanon. The military confirmed that the tunnel contained hundreds of weapons and four rocket-launch shafts aimed at Israel. This update follows similar footage published Sunday night by military correspondent Nitzan Shapira via the N12 chat, which initially reported the find.
Yesterday evening (Sun 23:01 Jerusalem), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz officially announced the demolition of the tunnel, which was described as 200 meters long and 25 meters deep, containing hundreds of weapons and multiple launch shafts. Their announcement came after the IDF Northern Command chief, Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin, had briefed them on the tunnel's dimensions and armaments earlier Sunday — with initial reports from Channel 12 citing Gordin's briefing as the first official confirmation of the site's scale. The thread evolved rapidly from a single source (Gordin's briefing via Channel 12) to multiple confirmations by the political echelon and then to today's release of new footage by the IDF itself.
As The Zioneer reported on June 21, the tunnel complex in Majdal Zoun — part of 'Operation Sof Pasuk' — was first uncovered as a strategic subterranean facility 29 meters deep, with 12 rooms, Iranian-made drones, and launch shafts capable of reaching Israel's coast. Israeli defense officials have described it as one of the largest Hezbollah tunnel networks exposed in the current campaign, with underground 'airfield' capabilities detailed in a separate June 21 report.
It remains unclear precisely when the detonation shown in the new footage took place relative to the announcements by Netanyahu and Katz, and whether any weapons were moved or destroyed before the blast. The military has not released detailed timestamps for the operation.
4 developments
- ConfirmedIDF releases footage of massive tunnel demolition in southern Lebanon
- StrongNetanyahu, Katz confirm IDF destroyed 200-meter Hezbollah tunnel in Majdal Zoun
- ConfirmedIDF releases footage of Hezbollah tunnel seven kilometers inside southern Lebanon
- DevelopingIDF uncovers large Hezbollah tunnel network used for about 400 launches
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