The newspaper “Israel Hayom” revealed that Israel conveyed a message to the United States informing it of the discovery of dozens of tunnels containing modern Iranian-made military equipment in southern Lebanon, considering that this network constitutes one of the most important power centers affiliated with Hezbollah in the region.
According to the newspaper, some of these tunnels include command, command and control centers belonging to the party, which gives it, according to Israeli estimates, the ability to manage field operations and continue fighting in the event of a large-scale confrontation.
She pointed out that the Israeli military establishment describes this infrastructure as exceptional and unprecedented, and considers it a “nerve center” for Hezbollah’s “Badr” unit, pointing out that it includes an integrated underground city that, according to the Israeli narrative, surpasses the tunnel networks that were previously discovered in the Gaza Strip.
The newspaper added that the Israeli army continues its military operations in the vicinity of the town of Tibnit in southern Lebanon, focusing its efforts on the areas where this network is believed to exist.
According to the report, Israel believes that the political and field pressures aimed at stopping military activity in that region are linked to the importance of these facilities to Hezbollah, while it considers that preserving them constitutes a strategic priority for the party.
These data come in light of the confrontations that the region witnessed during the past days, which resulted in the killing of the 52nd Battalion Commander and three of his soldiers in an operation that targeted an Israeli tank near Tabnit, in addition to the injury of a number of soldiers in other attacks.
According to “Israel Hayom,” the Israeli army believes that controlling or disabling this infrastructure may have a direct impact on the course of the confrontation in southern Lebanon, given the operational importance it represents within the party’s military system.
