IDF blows up 2 vast Hezbollah attack tunnels built with 'direct guidance' from Iran

Key Points:

• The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) located and destroyed two major Hezbollah tunnels in Qantara, southern Lebanon, which were built over a decade with direct Iranian guidance and funding as part of Hezbollah’s plan to attack the Galilee region.
• The tunnels, spanning approximately two kilometers and containing around 30 rooms and rocket launchers, were intended as staging grounds for hundreds of Hezbollah operatives to launch attacks on Israeli towns, with one tunnel recently used in terror operations.
• The IDF used 450 tons of explosives to demolish the tunnels during a raid by the 36th Division, with the blasts detected by seismic systems but causing no earthquake alerts; Hezbollah continued drone attacks on Israeli forces despite a ceasefire.
• Since hostilities escalated in March 2026, Hezbollah attacks have resulted in the deaths of 16 Israeli soldiers and two civilians, while Israeli strikes have killed over 2,500 people in Lebanon, including more than 1,900 Hezbollah operatives according to the IDF.