The IDF said on Sunday it uncovered a strategic underground compound in the Lebanese village of Majdal Zun, about 10 kilometers from the Israeli border, that was used to launch drones toward Israel. The site, built beneath the village’s kasbah, was described as a Hezbollah asset with obvious Iranian features. The operation was carried out by Combat Team 551 under Division 91, which expanded its activity into the area for the first time.
According to the military, the tunnel system was 29 meters deep and more than 200 meters long, with 12 rooms for hiding and storing weapons, blast doors, and internal design that allowed vehicles to move inside. It also contained four launch shafts aimed at Israel and could apparently be used to launch drones at ranges of up to 200 kilometers.
The IDF said troops found hundreds of weapons and munitions, including anti-tank missiles, explosive devices, drones, headquarters facilities, a command room, and observation equipment for anti-tank fire. During the operation, more than 20 Hezbollah militants were killed, including 10 members of the Radwan Force.
Majdal Zun is considered a strategic junction overlooking the city of Tyre and the Tyre Plain because of its elevation. The army said it entered the village only last week as part of an expansion into areas where it had not previously operated. Throughout the war, local Shiite residents sympathetic to Hezbollah tried to return home, but the IDF blocked them to preserve the operational assets it had uncovered.
