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The source asserts Israeli media downplayed knowledge of Hezbollah's underground 'rocket cities'

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The source asserts Israeli media downplayed knowledge of Hezbollah's underground 'rocket cities'

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TL;DR

An Israeli the source argues that Israel's television news channels are falsely presenting information about Hezbollah's vast underground tunnel and missile infrastructure as new — claiming the channel itself had been reporting on networks like 'Imad 1-4' and 60 such sites since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The post is an opinionated critique of the media, not a verified report of a new development.

01 · THE DISPATCH

The source posting in Hebrew claimed that Israeli broadcast media (Channels 11-15) are falsely presenting Hezbollah's large-scale underground tunnel infrastructure in Lebanon as a newly revealed threat. The post asserts that the channel itself had been reporting since before the COVID-19 pandemic on at least 60 underground 'rocket cities' and tunnel networks, including the 'Imad 1-4' complexes. It describes these tunnels as reinforced, deep-earth structures capable of housing heavy missile launchers and vehicles.

The post is an opinion piece and media commentary — not a report of a new military development. No official Israeli or military sources are cited, and no new intelligence, locations, or operational details are provided beyond what The Zioneer has previously covered (the IDF's exposure of tunnel networks beneath the Beaufort Ridge, and the 'Imad 4' complex). The channel's criticism focuses on what it characterizes as a misleading media narrative, calling it a 'lie' that this information is being reported for the first time.

The Zioneer has reported extensively on Hezbollah's underground infrastructure, including an article on June 7 detailing the IDF's exposure of a large Iranian-funded tunnel network six kilometers from Metula, and official IDF announcements about tunnels housing hundreds of operatives used for approximately 400 launches. This Telegram post adds no new factual details to that record.

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