A senior IDF officer revealed that the military operation on Friday exposed an underground network belonging to Hezbollah, according to Israeli military sources. The disclosure provides a new description of the operation's objective and achievement. Details on the network's location and scope remain limited to this single source.
A senior IDF officer disclosed Saturday evening that the military operation carried out on Friday, June 19, uncovered a Hezbollah underground tunnel network. The officer's statement, reported by an Israeli military source, frames the operation as an exposure of subterranean infrastructure rather than a mere raid or strike. This confirmation adds fresh detail to a story the desk has tracked through Saturday: at 20:35 Jerusalem, the IDF first revealed it was battling Hezbollah in a tunnel network over one kilometer long near Tebnit, with dozens of operatives surrounded. That initial report described fighting both above and below ground. Now, a day later, the senior officer's on-record statement explicitly links Friday's operation to the discovery of that same tunnel infrastructure—though the precise location and scope of the network he refers to remain unspecified.
As The Zioneer reported at 20:35 Jerusalem on Saturday, the IDF disclosed that the Tebnit tunnel network, over one kilometer in length, had dozens of Hezbollah fighters encircled, with ongoing combat above and below ground. The military has characterized the operation as one aimed at removing a long-term threat to northern Israeli communities. In recent weeks, the desk has documented systematic targeting of Hezbollah's underground capabilities: on June 14, the IDF said it struck over 70 Hezbollah sites and eliminated seven operatives in an underground route; on the same day, it reported killing another senior commander. The June 11 report of Hezbollah preparing for an IDF raid—described as a deception operation, though still single-source—provides further background context for the current confrontation.
The officer's Saturday evening statement remains the sole source linking Friday's operation directly to this underground network discovery. No independent verification or additional detail on the network's location or dimensions has emerged beyond what the IDF disclosed earlier Saturday. The military has not released imagery, operator testimony, or captured materiel to substantiate the claim.
3 developments
- ConfirmedIDF says slain tank crew was seizing Hezbollah's main underground HQ on Ali Taher ridge
- DevelopingIDF uncovers large Hezbollah tunnel network used for about 400 launches
- DevelopingReport: Hezbollah prepared for IDF raid as fighters breached a key axis
- StrongIDF says it eliminated another senior Hezbollah commander, closes 'important circle'
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