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IDF Accelerates Demolition of Hezbollah Tunnels at Ali Taher Ridge

After clearing two large Hezbollah tunnels beneath the Ali Taher Ridge, the IDF accelerated Yahalom engineering work to demolish them, with explosions expected within days, according to reporting based on a military source. Forces removed most weapons, explosives and intelligence materials, and found the bodies of 15 Hezbollah operatives. The IDF said Division 36 secured operational control above and below ground and continues neutralizing the Iran-funded complex, which contained command, communications, medical, weapons, generator, living, shower and kitchen facilities. Commando Brigade troops are securing the demolition work and guarding against a Hezbollah attack.

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Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of a timber-framed tunnel entrance exposed at the bottom of a sandy excavation pit; archival object context from a 2020 cross-border tunnel in Arizona, not the Gaza tunnel the troops destroyed.

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Timeline: The Beaufort and Ali Taher Tunnels

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