Majdal Zoun
Majdal Zoun is a strategically significant village in the western sector of southern Lebanon that served as a major Hezbollah operational hub until its capture by the IDF in June 2026. The village is notable for housing extensive underground infrastructure, including a sophisticated 'drone airport' and strategic tunnel networks used for launching attacks against northern Israel.
Majdal Zoun is a village located in the western Tyre district of southern Lebanon, situated approximately 6 kilometers north of the Israeli border communities of Adamit and Arab al-Aramsha. Historically a stronghold for Hezbollah, the village's rugged terrain provided the organization with ideal conditions for establishing launch sites and observation posts overlooking the Western Galilee. During the IDF's expanded ground maneuvers in mid-2026, Majdal Zoun emerged as a critical objective in the effort to dismantle Hezbollah's 'first line' of terror infrastructure.
In June 2026, the village became the site of intense combat as IDF ground forces advanced from the direction of Shema and the Tayr Harfa junction. By mid-June, Hezbollah formally acknowledged that Israeli forces had established full control over the village. Following the capture, the IDF's 91st Division, including the 551st Brigade and Yahalom combat engineering units, began systematic operations to neutralize the extensive subterranean threats embedded beneath the civilian infrastructure. Significant discoveries included a massive underground facility described as a 'drone airport.' This complex, reaching depths of 29 meters, contained assembly areas and specialized launch shafts for Iranian-made explosive UAVs. In late June 2026, the IDF carried out large-scale demolitions of these strategic assets.
In August 2026, despite the establishment of a ceasefire framework, Majdal Zoun remained a flashpoint for security incidents. On Wednesday, August 5, 2026, an explosive device detonated as IDF troops entered a building in the village, killing two reserve soldiers and seriously wounding four others. The IDF characterized the attack as a 'blatant violation' of the ceasefire. Satellite imagery from late June and July 2026 indicates methodical demolitions of buildings used by Hezbollah, reflecting a broader strategy to establish a secure buffer zone and prevent the Radwan Force from maintaining direct lines of sight into sovereign Israeli territory.