IDF dismantles Hezbollah terror tunnel complex near Israeli border

Key Points:

• The Israel Defense Forces destroyed an underground Hezbollah complex in Southern Lebanon containing hundreds of weapons and rocket silos, constructed with Iranian support, in an operation near the Israeli border.
• The 200-meter-long tunnel was targeted after Israel informed the United States, reflecting coordination between the two countries and adherence to a US-brokered framework agreement aimed at removing Hezbollah from Southern Lebanon.
• The framework agreement, reached after multiple US-mediated talks, conditions Israeli withdrawal on Hezbollah’s complete disarmament and aims to dismantle terrorist infrastructure threatening northern Israeli communities.
• Following renewed Hezbollah attacks in early March, Israel launched extensive military operations in Lebanon, while Lebanese President Joseph Aoun pledged efforts to stop cross-border hostilities and outlaw Hezbollah.
• Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz emphasized that the IDF will maintain a prolonged presence in the security zone until Hezbollah is disarmed and northern Israeli residents are secured.