The 301 Arab World the source, via user Or Ben Yehezkel, posted images that purportedly show the aftermath of an explosion at the Beaufort fortress in southern Lebanon. The images are said to depict total destruction of the surrounding area while the fortress itself remains intact. The cause and timing of the explosion are not specified.
Images circulated Friday via the 301 Arab World outlet, shared by user Or Ben Yehezkel, purport to show the aftermath of an explosion at the Beaufort fortress in southern Lebanon. The post claims the surrounding area was completely destroyed but the fortress itself remained intact. The cause and timing of the explosion are not specified, though the context of the images aligns with the IDF's overnight operation to demolish Hezbollah's tunnel network beneath the Beaufort Ridge.
The IDF announced early Friday that it had destroyed a major Hezbollah terror tunnel network in the Beaufort area using approximately 700 tons of explosives, describing the underground infrastructure as a central component of the group's planned invasion of Galilee communities (The Zioneer, Fri 00:06 Jerusalem). The Lebanese Seismological Center reported a magnitude 3.8 earthquake attributed to the blast (The Zioneer, Fri 00:06 Jerusalem), and Channel 12 broadcast footage of the demolition from the Israeli side of the border (The Zioneer, Fri 00:06 Jerusalem). Earlier, on July 21, a social media post from the border town of Metula showed the Beaufort fortress and declared full Israeli control (The Zioneer, Jul 21, 2026).
The Beaufort fortress, a historical site, overlooks the border area. Hezbollah had built a tunnel network beneath it over two decades with Iranian funding, serving as a command center for its Bader Unit, the IDF said. The current operation is part of a broader campaign to dismantle Hezbollah's subterranean assets in southern Lebanon.
The new images have not been independently verified. While the timing and location strongly suggest they depict the same IDF operation, the exact relationship between the footage and the demolition remains unconfirmed, and the source's claims about the fortress's condition have not been corroborated.
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