IDF blows up Hezbollah’s ‘strategic’ complex beneath south Lebanon’s Ali Taher Ridge
Military says it used 1,100 tons of explosives to raze 2kms of tunnels under hill in southern Lebanon, following reported Iranian warnings; blast triggers 4.1-magnitude tremor The post IDF blows up Hezbollah’s ‘strategic’ complex beneath south Lebanon’s Ali Taher Ridge appeared first on The Times of Israel .
The Israeli military has destroyed a network of tunnels built by Hezbollah beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon. According to Israel, the tunnels, which extended for over 2km, were a key part of Hezbollah's infrastructure and contained dozens of Iranian-made rockets, missiles, and UAVs, as well as machine guns, anti-tank missiles, and hundreds of mines and explosive devices.
The destruction of the tunnels, which was carried out using 1,100 tons of explosives, triggered a 4.1-magnitude tremor in the area, according to the US Geological Survey. The blast was also reported by Lebanon's state-run National News Agency, which described it as a "massive explosion" that caused tremors and a powerful rumble.
The Israeli military said that the destruction of the tunnels, which were built with Iranian funding and planning over two decades, completes its operational control over the Ali al-Taher ridge, both above and below ground. A joint statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz described the tunnels as "strategic terrorist infrastructure". The Free Malaysia Today reported that the underground compound also included a command centre of Hezbollah's Badr unit.
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