Updated · Alma Research and Education Center · Jun 21
IDF Surrounds Dozens in Hezbollah Tunnel HQ 10 Kilometers From Israel
Updated
Updated · Alma Research and Education Center · Jun 21
IDF Surrounds Dozens in Hezbollah Tunnel HQ 10 Kilometers From Israel
3 articles · Updated · Alma Research and Education Center · Jun 21
Summary
Dozens of Hezbollah operatives are reportedly trapped inside a strategic underground complex as Israeli ground forces press an offensive on the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon.
The site, about 10 kilometers from Metula and 4.5 kilometers northwest of Beaufort Castle, serves as the main headquarters of Hezbollah's Badr Unit and could be used to launch attacks into Israel.
The complex includes several underground sub-sites, with the largest stretching more than 1 kilometer, and is assessed to contain command rooms, weapons depots, field clinics and concealed launch shafts.
At least three airstrikes in May and June 2025 failed to destroy the facility, which Hezbollah later restored, helping explain Israel's shift to ground operations.
Israel says seizing Beaufort Castle and striking Ali al-Taher damages a key Hezbollah power center in the Nabatieh area, part of a tunnel network built after the 2006 war with Iranian and North Korean support.