According to the IDF, this infrastructure was designed and financed by Iran in order to serve as a major operational center for the Shiite organization.
According to information provided by the army, the underground complex includes several tunnels capable of accommodating hundreds of fighters simultaneously. The installations have been designed to allow a prolonged presence underground and the continuation of military operations in the event of conflict.
Israeli forces say they have discovered numerous logistical and military infrastructure, including water and electricity supply systems, as well as anti-tank and air defense capabilities intended to target Israeli forces and locations in northern Israel.
One of the main galleries, approximately one kilometer long, would have six underground access shafts. The soldiers discovered a large weapons depot there including anti-tank launchers, anti-tank missiles, grenades, ammunition and various combat equipment.
According to the IDF, the network also had facilities intended to support fighters over long periods. Among the infrastructures discovered are dormitories, kitchens, shower rooms, toilets and even an operating room equipped with advanced medical equipment.
The Israeli army emphasizes that this complex was built in the heart of a civilian area, in an area offering a dominant position over the region of the Finger of Galilee. Located only six kilometers from Metula, the site would have served as a nerve center for Hezbollah’s activities in the region.
According to the IDF, drones, portable surface-to-air missiles and anti-tank missiles were launched from this sector against Israeli forces operating in southern Lebanon as well as against Israeli territory.
This revelation comes as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues and the Israeli army claims to be intensifying its operations against the military infrastructure of the Shiite movement in Lebanon.
