Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel network in south Lebanon, triggering 4.1-magnitude tremor

Israel has destroyed key tunnels built by Iran-backed Hezbollah beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon. According to Israel, this destruction completes its operational control of the area. The tunnels, which extended for more than 2km, were built over two decades with Iranian funding and planning, and contained dozens of Iranian-made rockets, missiles, and UAVs, as well as machine guns, dozens of anti-tank missiles, and hundreds of mines and explosive devices, as reported by Free Malaysia Today.

The destruction of the tunnels triggered a 4.1-magnitude tremor in the area, which was recorded by the US Geological Survey. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported a "massive explosion" on the Ali al-Taher ridge in the Nabatieh region, causing tremors and a powerful rumble, as also reported by NDTV and France 24.

The Israeli army said the underground compound included a command centre of Hezbollah's Badr unit. A joint statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz described the destroyed infrastructure as "strategic terrorist infrastructure".

Brief written by urgent.news from France 24, Free Malaysia Today, Al-Monitor, Ajel English, NDTV — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.