by Jerusalem Post Staff
During the raid, IDF soldiers seized weapons, ammunition, and motorcycles meant for carrying out infiltrations into Israel.
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| DF Chief Spokesperson R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari gives a tour of an underground Hezbollah compound in southern Lebanon that was used to plan invasion attacks into Israel. (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) |
The IDF announced on Monday that they had uncovered an extensive underground Hezbollah base stretching nearly a kilometer.
The base served as a command and control for Hezbollah's special forces, the Radwan Forces, and stretched 800 meters underground.
The IDF's Yahalom unit raided the base following intelligence collected in southern Lebanon. Inside, they found helicopter-fired missiles, mortar shells, motorcycles, living quarters, and means for long-term stays, including a kitchen stocked with food and supplies.
Hezbollah invasion of Israel
The IDF believes these supplies were supposed to be used during a planned Hezbollah invasion of Israel.
They also accused Hezbollah of deliberately embedding this underground compound underneath civilian areas.
Troops encountered some fighting but ultimately eliminated the forces in the tunnels with the support of the IAF.
The tunnels were mostly abandoned, as Hezbollah is believed to have evacuated a few days prior.
IDF Chief Spokesperson R.-Adm. Daniel Hagari: "They were planning, with these motorcycles here, to enter Kiryat Shmona, to Yiftah, to villages and positions inside Israel and conduct a massacre. They were here only a couple of days ago."
Jerusalem Post Staff
Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-824576
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