Israel Destroys Hezbollah Tunnel Network in Southern Lebanon Triggering Tremor
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- Haaretz
- The Times of Israel
- The Jerusalem Post
- Le Monde
- France 24
- Folha de S.Paulo
- South China Morning Post
- Corriere della Sera
- Aftenposten
- Al Jazeera
- Reuters
- Al-Monitor
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The Israeli military destroyed a Hezbollah underground infrastructure network beneath the strategic Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon on Thursday. The explosions were so powerful that the United States Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 4.1 tremor in the region. Agence France-Presse journalists and Lebanon's National News Agency reported hearing massive explosions and feeling tremors in Nabatieh and surrounding areas. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz shared video footage showing a large fireball rising into the sky during the operation.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz stated in a joint announcement that the operation completed Israel's operational control over the ridge both above and below ground. They described the site as strategic terrorist infrastructure built over two decades with Iranian funding and planning. The Israeli military reported that the network extended for more than two kilometers and contained a central command complex for Hezbollah's Badr unit. Seized materials reportedly included dozens of Iranian made rockets, missiles, drones, machine guns, anti tank missiles, and hundreds of mines.
The Ali al-Taher ridge is located approximately 15 kilometers from the Israeli border and has been a primary point of contention in the conflict. Israeli officials claimed the base was intended as a staging ground for an operation to conquer the Galilee and provided fire control over the Israeli towns of Metulla and Kiryat Shmona. Israel stated that its forces will remain in the area to establish a security zone and prevent Hezbollah from rebuilding its capabilities.
Reports on the broader context vary. Center left sources highlight that the operation occurred despite a US brokered ceasefire framework from June and note that Lebanese health authorities have reported thousands of deaths since March. Center right sources emphasize the strategic necessity of the security zone to prevent attacks on northern Israel. Center sources focus on the technical details of the seismic event and the specific military assets destroyed.
How each side framed it
- Left
- Reported the event as a strategic strike on a stronghold while focusing on the presence of Iranian weapons.
- Centre-left
- Highlighted the human cost of the conflict and the failure of the US brokered ceasefire framework.
- Centre
- Focused on the seismic data and the specific military details of the tunnel network.
- Centre-right
- Emphasized the strategic necessity of the security zone and the Iranian influence behind the infrastructure.
Sources
- Centre-right Aftenposten: Massive Israel attack created earthquake
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: Israel says it destroyed Hezbollah base in Lebanon’s Ali al-Taher ridge
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: Israel says it destroyed key Hezbollah tunnels in southern Lebanon
- Centre Al-Monitor: Israel says it destroyed Hezbollah tunnels in Ali al-Taher ridge: What to know
- Centre Al-Monitor: Tremor recorded as Israel says Hezbollah tunnels destroyed in south Lebanon
- Centre-right Corriere della Sera: The IDF blows up a Hezbollah tunnel network in Lebanon: the massive explosion lights up the sky like day
- Centre Folha de S.Paulo: Earthquake recorded in Lebanon after Israel says it blew up Hezbollah tunnel
- Centre France 24: Lebanon: Israel dynamites Hezbollah tunnels and causes a mini-earthquake
- Centre France 24: 🔴 Live: the explosion of Hezbollah tunnels by Israel in Lebanon leads to a magnitude 4.1 tremor
- Left Haaretz: IDF destroys underground Hezbollah complex at Lebanon's Ali al-Taher
- Left Haaretz: Netanyahu says IDF destroyed strategic Hezbollah stronghold in southern Lebanon
- Centre-left Le Monde: Israel says it has destroyed new Hezbollah underground infrastructures; huge explosions heard in southern Lebanon
- Centre Reuters: Israel says it destroyed Hezbollah underground complex at Lebanon's Ali al-Taher - Reuters
- Centre-right South China Morning Post: Israel destroys Hezbollah tunnel network in Lebanon, triggering tremor
- Centre-right The Jerusalem Post: WATCH: IDF completes Ali Taher security zone after destroying Hezbollah tunnels
- Centre The Times of Israel: IDF blows up Hezbollah’s ‘strategic’ complex beneath south Lebanon’s Ali Taher Ridge
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