Near the border
Israel discovers Hezbollah tunnel under cemetery
The Israeli army has reportedly discovered an underground facility belonging to the pro-Iranian, Shiite terrorist militia Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel. The bunker was hidden under a cemetery.
The 36th Division of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israel's armed forces, in cooperation with special units and the Aman military intelligence service, blew up the Hezbollah tunnel system hidden under a cemetery, reported the "Jerusalem Post" on Sunday evening.
Only one and a half kilometers from Israel
In the underground command center, the IDF discovered command and living quarters as well as weapons storage rooms filled with weapons and combat equipment. During an operation in the area, soldiers from the Golani Brigade discovered several tunnel shafts leading to the facility, which led to the uncovering of the entire tunnel system just one and a half kilometers from the border with Israel.
Soldiers from the Golani Brigade, also known as Brigade No. 1, the 282nd Brigade and the Logistical Support Unit of the 36th Division investigated and destroyed the tunnels, which stretched over a kilometer in length and were two meters high.
Facility filled in with concrete
The facility was finally blown up under the direction of the Defense Ministry's Engineering and Construction Directorate, according to the Jerusalem Post.
In addition, around 4,500 cubic meters of concrete, which were transported by hundreds of trucks and concrete mixers, were poured into the underground passages.
underground passages (see picture above), rendering them unusable, according to the IDF.
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