IDF forces demolish 650-foot underground Hezbollah complex in Majdal Zoun used to store hundreds of weapons.By World Israel News StaffThe IDF destroyed a fortified Hezbollah tunnel complex in southern Lebanon on Sunday night, setting off a blast heard across northern Israel as troops demolished what Israeli officials described as one of the group’s key underground assets in the western sector.The tunnel was located in the village of Majdal Zoun, inside the security zone in southern Lebanon.According to the IDF, the underground route was more than 200 meters long and more than 25 meters deep, and contained hundreds of weapons, four launch shafts aimed toward Israeli territory, and storage and staging areas used by Hezbollah terrorists.“Troops of the 551st Brigade Combat Team and Yahalom forces, under the command of the 91st Division, destroyed an underground route located in the village of Majdal Zoun, in the security zone in southern Lebanon,” the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said.“The compound was built using technology and knowledge from the Iranian terror regime,” the military added.The IDF said the site included hundreds of weapons and four launch shafts directed at Israel. Earlier military disclosures said the tunnel complex contained 12 rooms, including living quarters, as well as explosive devices, anti-tank missiles and UAVs.“The IDF will continue to operate in the security zone in southern Lebanon, remove any threat to our forces and will not allow Hezbollah to harm the citizens of the State of Israel or its forces,” the military said.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said the demolition was carried out as part of an operation named “Sof Pasuk,” or “full stop,” and said Washington had been notified ahead of the blast.“The route, more than 200 meters long and more than 25 meters deep, contained hundreds of weapons and several launch shafts intended to strike the territory of the State of Israel and its citizens,” Netanyahu and Katz said.They added that “Israel updated the United States and the American representative in Lebanon in advance regarding the destruction of the infrastructure.”According to Israeli reports, the compound was heavily fortified and had been used to store drones, warheads, explosives, aircraft components and other weaponry.The Jerusalem Post reported that the tunnel system could not be destroyed from the air and had to be seized and demolished from inside.During the fighting to take control of the area, Israeli forces killed more than 20 Hezbollah terrorists, including about 10 members of the elite Radwan Force, according to the report.The IDF had first revealed the Majdal Zoun tunnel earlier this month, saying troops had located more than 50 Hezbollah infrastructure sites in the area, including observation posts and weapons depots. The military said forces were operating around Majdal Zoun, roughly 10 kilometers from the Israeli border, “in accordance with the understandings” and in order to protect northern communities and troops in the area.The demolition came two days after Israel and Lebanon agreed to a US-brokered security arrangement aimed at reducing hostilities along the border. The framework provides for a phased Israeli withdrawal from parts of southern Lebanon alongside the deployment of the Lebanese army, while allowing Israeli forces to remain temporarily in an expanded security zone.Hezbollah denounced the Israeli operations as a “flagrant” violation of the ceasefire and said it retained the right to “defend its homeland and people.” Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has rejected the security arrangement, describing it as a surrender to Israel and vowing continued armed resistance.Netanyahu said Sunday night that Israeli forces would remain in the southern Lebanon security zone and “continue to destroy terrorist infrastructure, remove threats from the northern communities, and safeguard the security of Israel’s citizens.”The post Massive Hezbollah ‘drone fortress’ tunnel destroyed in Lebanon appeared first on World Israel News.