The IDF has decided to continue Operation ‘Lion’s Roar’ from where it left off rather than launch a new operation. The military counts this as day 42 of ‘Lion’s Roar’ following a two-month pause - i24News
צה"ל השלים תקיפה נרחבת נגד מערכות הגנה אסטרטגיות של משטר הטרור האיראני
עשרות מטוסי קרב של חיל האוויר בהכוונת אמ"ן, השלימו לפני זמן קצר תקיפה נרחבת נגד מערכות הגנה אסטרטגיות של משטר הטרור האיראני.
בתקופה האחרונה, הוצבו מערכות הגנה במספר מרחבים שונים באיראן, זאת כחלק מפעילות המשטר לשיקום יכולות הגילוי וההגנה שלו שנפגעו במבצע 'שאגת הארי' – התקיפה הובילה להשמדת מערכות אלו.
במבצע 'שאגת הארי', צה"ל פגע עמוקות במערכות ההגנה של משטר הטרור האיראני. התקיפות שהושלמו מסייעות להעמיק עוד יותר את חופש הפעולה של חיל האוויר בשמי איראן
The IDF reveals a major Hezbollah tunnel system near the Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, which it says was constructed with direct Iranian assistance.
According to the military, the main reason for its raid on the Beaufort Castle area was to capture and demolish the underground site, as well as to prevent Hezbollah from carrying out rocket attacks on Israel from the area.
"The IDF launched operations in the Beaufort area to achieve operational control over the area, which constitutes a threat to Israeli civilians, and to enable the destruction of the tunnel network," the military says.
The IDF says the tunnel was "built in a civilian area, in a location that enables operational control over the Galilee Panhandle region, only six kilometers from Metula, and served as Hezbollah's center in the area."
Troops are now working to destroy the "major Hezbollah underground infrastructure site in the Beaufort Ridge area," IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin says in a video statement.
"This is an underground network consisting of several levels excavated deep into the rocky ground. The entire network was built with full funding and planning by the Iranian terror regime over more than a decade," he says.
Defrin says the underground site served Hezbollah as a "significant command-and-control center, where hundreds of Hezbollah operatives were stationed."
The Hezbollah operatives managed the fighting from the underground site, including during the current war, but fled when the IDF launched its operation, he says.
"We planned the operation for a long time and waited for the appropriate operational opportunity to carry it out. The complex was struck from the air several times, and now, through a ground operation, we are working to destroy it," Defrin says.
The military says the tunnel featured water and electricity infrastructure, anti-tank and anti-aircraft capabilities, and numerous rooms, including several living quarters, showers, restrooms, an operating room, and kitchens.
Hezbollah also stored weapons at the underground site, with the IDF reporting that it found a room with anti-tank missiles, a launcher, and other military equipment.
According to the IDF, Hezbollah launched over 400 rockets from the area at northern Israel during the current fighting, as well as drones, shoulder-launched missiles, and anti-tank missiles at troops.
The IDF says that the underground site was constructed "in an area where the Lebanese army operates."
"As part of efforts to enforce the agreement between Israel and Lebanon, a request was submitted to the Lebanese army to address the site, but Hezbollah clearly prevented it from doing so," the military adds.
Incredible report. The US officials in charge of dealing w Israel are all fanatically pro-Israel & Israel & pro-Israel US politicians are trying to fuse our defense sectors, giving Israel even more power in the US, but Israel still spies constantly & aggressively on the US.
@novussubsole Yeah it was defeated in 2025 but cuck Trump stopped it prematurely not letting Israel to further degrade their military industrial base. That's why it has recovered so fast.