Israel says it destroyed Hezbollah underground complex at Lebanon's Ali al-Taher
The 5.4-kilometer network held command rooms, weapons stores and living quarters, and Israel said it was built with Iranian funding.
- On Thursday, the IDF destroyed a massive Hezbollah tunnel network at the Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon, completing Israel's operational control of the strategic site above and below ground.
- Hezbollah built the extensive underground infrastructure at the Ali Taher Ridge over two decades using Iranian funding, creating a staging base with fire dominance over Metula and Kiryat Shmona.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz described the site as "strategic terror infrastructure" in a joint statement, while Katz announced last week that Hezbollah fighters had been killed or fled.
- Reuters reported earlier this month that Iran warned the United States against an Israeli attack on the ridge; there was no immediate comment from Lebanon or Hezbollah regarding the destruction.
- Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold their latest round of US-backed talks in Rome later this month, as the demolition follows weeks of fighting marking a major escalation.
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Arms camps, living rooms and a command centre - everything under the ground: Israel destroys important infrastructure of the Iran-based Hezbollah militia. The shocks caused by the action in southern Lebanon can be felt even in Beirut.
Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel network in Lebanon, triggering tremor
Israel said Thursday it demolished key tunnels built by the Iran-backed Hezbollah group beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, triggering a 4.1 magnitude tremor. Agence France-Presse journalists in the area heard several explosions. In a video shared by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz, a huge fireball can be seen rising into the night sky. The explosion comes a few days after Israeli authorities claimed to have taken …
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An Israeli explosion destroyed a network of Hezbollah tunnels in southern Lebanon, causing the tremors to register as a M4.1 earthquake.
A seismic event, equivalent to a 4.1 magnitude earthquake, occurred in southern Lebanon around the same time that Israel bombed Hezbollah's underground infrastructure, based on information published by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
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