IDF forces from Division 91 located and destroyed a 200-meter underground route, more than 25 meters deep, in the southern Lebanese village of Majdal Zun. The tunnel system, found about 10 kilometers inside Lebanon during an operation by the 551st Brigade combat team, contained four launch shafts and 12 rooms used for shelter and weapons storage. Inside were explosives, anti-tank missiles and drones. News 13 correspondent Yossi Eli filmed inside the tunnel.
The IDF said more than 20 Hezbollah militants were killed, including about 10 from the Radwan Force. Forces also destroyed more than 50 terror sites, including observation posts and weapons depots. After a full day of clashes, a senior officer said on Monday evening that the political leadership had ordered the army to hold fire beyond the yellow line in Lebanon.
Despite that instruction, Division 36 continues heavy fighting at Hezbollah’s Badr unit headquarters, where roughly 30 militants are believed to be trapped. A security source said, "They are crying out for help." Security officials said the fighting at the strategic site will not stop, even with the political directive in place.
The IDF said it has no intention of conquering Lebanon and is acting under political orders to remove threats to communities in northern Israel. Meanwhile, a Lebanese source told the Hezbollah-linked newspaper Al-Diyar that a new round of talks between Lebanon and Israel is set to begin Tuesday and run through Thursday. The talks are expected to cover pilot zones, phased withdrawal, and the deployment of Lebanese Army forces in areas evacuated by the IDF. The source said political and military delegations will take part on the first day, and added that President Joseph Aoun told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that stabilizing the ceasefire is the priority. Other Lebanese sources said the pilot-zone concept and withdrawal process remain unclear, and that the Lebanese Army is ready to deploy in areas Israel leaves without direct coordination.
