The IDF announced on Saturday that Israeli forces had discovered and destroyed a more than 300-foot-long underground tunnel used by Hezbollah’s Radwan forces as a terrorist hideout.
The Israeli military said it discovered the tunnel during an operation in southern Lebanon. The IDF launched a series of attacks aimed at preventing weapons from falling into the hands of Hezbollah, which had been attacking Israel for more than a year until a ceasefire was agreed last month.
In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces said: “With the support of Yahalom forces, who investigated the tunnel route and cleared it of explosives and threats, troops found rifles, machine guns, anti-tank missiles and observation systems inside the tunnel.” did.
The Israel Defense Forces said all weapons were confiscated and the tunnel itself was destroyed.
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An Israeli Defense Force soldier is photographed near a Hezbollah anti-tank missile in southern Lebanon. (IDF)
“A stockpile of anti-tank missiles and heavy machine gun positions aimed at IDF posts were also discovered near the tunnel,” the Israeli military added.
The Israel Defense Forces said the underground tunnel route led to Hezbollah’s command center, which stored rockets and “a large number of explosive devices” used to fire against Israel during the war.
The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) on Thursday called on Israeli forces to withdraw from southern Lebanon, accusing Israel of violating the terms of a Nov. 27 ceasefire agreement with Iran-backed Hezbollah, Reuters reported.
Israel and Hezbollah enter into a U.S.-brokered 60-day ceasefire that calls for Israel’s gradual withdrawal after more than a year of war, in accordance with the 2006 United Nations Security Council resolution that ended the last major conflict. Agreed.
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The Israel Defense Forces have discovered a cache of weapons in southern Lebanon that the Israeli military said belonged to the terrorist group Hezbollah. (IDF)
Under the agreement, Hezbollah fighters are required to leave their positions in southern Lebanon and move north of the Litani River, about 20 miles north of the Israeli border, and to completely withdraw from southern Israel.
UNIFIL’s statement warned of the continued destruction of residential areas, farmland and infrastructure in southern Lebanon by Israeli forces.
“UNIFIL continues to call for the timely withdrawal of the Israeli Defense Forces and the deployment of the Lebanese National Army (in place of Hezbollah) in South Lebanon, in parallel with the full implementation of Resolution 1701 as a comprehensive path towards peace.” mentioned in.
The Israeli military told Reuters it was investigating UNIFIL’s criticism, but did not comment further.
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The Israel Defense Forces said it had destroyed a weapon located in an underground tunnel in southern Lebanon. (IDF)
Under the ceasefire agreement, Israeli forces could take up to 60 days to withdraw from south Lebanon, but neither side can launch offensive operations.
The Lebanese army told Reuters it was following up with UNIFIL and the committee overseeing the ceasefire agreement regarding continued Israeli operations in south Lebanon.
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UNIFIL said it would continue to monitor the area south of the Litani River to ensure that there are no armed personnel or weapons other than those belonging to the Lebanese government and UNIFIL.
Reuters contributed to this report.