Israel has had a lot of success in recent years going after attack tunnels created by Hamas to terrorize the Israeli people. Now they are setting their sights on terror tunnels created by the terrorist group Hezbollah on the northern side of their border:
BREAKING: We have just launched Operation Northern Shield to expose and neutralize cross-border attack tunnels dug by Hezbollah from #Lebanon to #Israel. #NorthernShield pic.twitter.com/HKgnbhn23I
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 4, 2018
VIDEO: Israel launches an operation to destroy Hezbollah tunnels it claims to have detected along the border with Lebanon pic.twitter.com/Gpl1tHOSEJ
— AFP news agency (@AFP) December 4, 2018
They’ve already found a couple terror tunnels and neutralized them:
EXPOSED: A Hezbollah attack tunnel dug from southern Kafr Kela in #Lebanon into Israeli territory with the intention of harming Israeli civilians. We found and neutralized it. #NorthernShield pic.twitter.com/OjRXUcs6Pc
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 4, 2018
80+ft underground
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 4, 2018
6ft wide
6ft tall
130ft into Israeli territory
This Hezbollah attack tunnel extends from under a home in southern Lebanon, 600+ feet through solid rock and into Israel.
Identified. Exposed.#NorthernShield pic.twitter.com/gTB6x5FLSS
Given the mountainous terrain I doubt it’s possible to build an underground detection grid in Northern Israel as they did in the south near Gaza. But if there’s a way they will figure it out. They have a lot of expertise now in detecting these terror tunnels and I’m glad they are exposing them for the world to see.