The IDF on Sunday announced that soldiers from the 91st Division’s 551st Brigade had taken over a massive Hezbollah tunnel in Majdal Zoun, approximately 10km. into southern Lebanon.
The tunnel had four firing shafts to launch rockets, which the terror group had regularly used to target Israel.
These shafts were difficult or impossible to destroy in airstrikes, but can now be neutralized from up close.
The tunnel was 200 meters long and 25 meters deep, the IDF noted.
The IDF killed 20 Hezbollah terrorists, including 10 members of the group’s Radwan Forces, as the military took control of the tunnel.
Additionally, approximately 50 items of terror infrastructure and munitions, including drones, anti-tank missiles, lookout positions, and others, were seized or destroyed by the IDF.
The IDF published a video displaying some of the items seized, which include very large and powerful rockets.
Another video taken by Yahalom Combat Engineers shows 12 separate rooms and sections to the tunnel for a diverse spectrum of terror operations.
‘Ceasefire is shaky, IDF needs to be prepared,’ Zamir tells soldiers in Lebanon
Meanwhile, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir said on Sunday that “the ceasefire which was announced is shaky and we need to be ready with the highest preparedness to renew our military actions, and to thwart the threats, including quickly transitioning to go on the attack if required.”
“All of the IDF’s resources are dedicated to this,” Zamir added.
One of the lessons of the October 7, 2023, massacre was that Israel would never again allow its enemies to build up their forces right on its border for an attack on the Jewish state, Zamir continued.
Zamir also stated that the IDF had Hezbollah on the defensive by taking over not only the area around Majdal Zoun, including terror tunnels, but also the area and terror tunnels around Ali Taher Ridge and Beaufort Castle.
He also expressed appreciation to the 401st Armored Brigade, which has recently lost many top commanders, for its constant readiness to deploy to the front lines of battle from Gaza to Lebanon.
