IDF uncover Hezbollah terror tunnel with drone factory in Lebanon

Israel Defence Forces(IDF) have uncovered a large underground Hezbollah drone facility hidden beneath a mountain in southern Lebanon, close to the Israeli border. The tunnel complex was found beneath the village of Majdal Zoun, around six kilometres from the Israeli frontier. Israeli forces captured the area earlier this month during operations in southern Lebanon. According to The Times of Israel, the site was being used both to assemble Iranian-made drones and launch them toward Israel. Israeli military officials said the facility was built over the past decade with direct support from Iran, including funding and planning. The Hezbollah terror group built an underground drone “airbase” from which it launched Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicles at Israel. The subterranean facility, guarded by massive steel blast doors, was built in the past decade with direct Iranian assistance.
The tunnel complex was found beneath the village of Majdal Zoun, including beneath a mosque. Israeli forces captured the area earlier this month during operations in southern Lebanon. Military officials who guided journalists through the site said the tunnel stretches several hundred meters inside the mountain and reaches depths of nearly 29 meters underground. The operation took place amid a porous ceasefire in which both Israel and Hezbollah have continued to attack each other. Inside, troops found rooms where drones were being assembled using components allegedly smuggled into Lebanon. Soldiers also discovered around 50 drones fitted with explosive warheads weighing roughly 30 kilograms each.

EXPOSED: An underground Hezbollah terror tunnel, under the village of Majdal Zoun, containing hundreds of weapons and 4 launch shafts aimed at Israel.

The tunnel is 200+ meters long and 25+ meters deep, and contains 4 launch shafts and 12 rooms, including living quarters and… pic.twitter.com/TcgRWoiu4x

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On the southern side of the mountain, troops found special launch shafts that could be opened when needed. “At the end of the tunnel, there are exits, four exits protected by blast doors on rails. They can be opened and allow launching of UAVs at Israel,” a commander from the IDF's Yahalom combat engineering unit told reporters. After capturing the tunnel, soldiers found around 50 UAVs with warheads of around 30 kilograms (66 pounds) of explosives apiece, officers said. “At the end of the tunnel, there are exits, four exits protected by blast doors on rails. They can be opened and allow launching of UAVs at Israel,” they said.
Several Hezbollah operatives attempted to approach the village after the IDF captured it, but were also struck before they were able to get close, military officials said. The IDF was expected to demolish the facility upon completing scans of the tunnels.