Updated
Updated · The Wall Street Journal · Apr 28
Israeli military dismantles Hezbollah tunnel network in southern Lebanon
Updated
Updated · The Wall Street Journal · Apr 28

Israeli military dismantles Hezbollah tunnel network in southern Lebanon

11 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · Apr 28
  • The Israeli military removed two tunnels, each about 2 kilometers long, near Qantara, 10 kilometers from Israel’s border, over several weeks.
  • The tunnels, built with Iranian assistance, contained ten sleeping quarters, weapons caches, and rocket launchers aimed at Israel, and were connected to surface positions.
  • Israel previously dismantled parts of this network in Maroun el-Ras and Mays al-Jabal in 2024, and recent clashes with Hezbollah have included drone attacks and shelling despite an extended cease-fire.
How many more Hezbollah 'tunnel cities' remain undiscovered along Israel's northern border?
With UNIFIL's planned withdrawal, who will secure the volatile Israel-Lebanon border?
What is the true extent of Iran's role in building these massive tunnels?
How does this tunnel network compare to Hamas's infamous 'Gaza metro' system?
Is Israel creating a permanent, depopulated buffer zone inside southern Lebanon?
Will the fragile truce survive as both Israel and Hezbollah escalate attacks?