Israel discovers vast terrorist tunnel in southern Lebanon

Published July 3, 2026 6:00am ET



Majdal Zoun, south Lebanon — The Israel Defense Forces revealed on June 19 that it had discovered an Iranian-financed and designed Hezbollah tunnel in the heart of this town that can be used to launch lethal drones into Israel. The IDF blew up the drone factory and tunnel. An IDF official told me, “It took them [Hezbollah] ten years to build it [the tunnel].”

But new information has also emerged about the shocking penetration of the UN-controlled UNIFIL operation that is tasked with aiding the Lebanese Army in disarming the Hezbollah terrorist group. An IDF official said that the army recently discovered a Lebanese worker for UNIFIL is also a Hezbollah terrorist. The military official added that a Lebanese “Hotel served Hezbollah [and] printed badges for Hezbollah and the UN.” The IDF did not state the name of the suspected Hezbollah terrorist.

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