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Israel detonates explosives near Lebanon's Beaufort Castle, targeting Hezbollah tunnels
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Israel detonates explosives near Lebanon's Beaufort Castle, targeting Hezbollah tunnels

From SME · () Slovak

Translated from Slovak, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Israeli forces detonated explosives near the Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, destroying tunnels allegedly used by Hezbollah.
  • Israel stated the operation followed a Hezbollah drone attack on an Israeli military vehicle, a violation of the ceasefire.
  • The castle, recently designated a UNESCO World Heritage site, is located in an area occupied by Israeli troops.

Israeli forces carried out controlled explosions near the ancient Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon overnight, with the Israeli military claiming to have destroyed tunnels used by the militant group Hezbollah. The operation followed an alleged violation of the ceasefire by Hezbollah, which reportedly launched a drone targeting an Israeli military vehicle.

Lebanese media reported "strong explosions" in the vicinity of the castle around midnight local time. The castle itself was recently inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage list and designated as endangered. Israeli troops have occupied the fortified site since May.

terrorist tunnels in the Beaufort area

— Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel KatzJoint statement announcing the destruction of tunnels.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced in a joint statement that the army destroyed "terrorist tunnels in the Beaufort area" using approximately 700 tons of explosives. They asserted that the explosions occurred after Hezbollah's "obvious violation of the ceasefire agreement" on Wednesday.

Hezbollah has not claimed responsibility for any attacks on Israel since June 20. Despite the ceasefire, Lebanon continues to report Israeli attacks and shelling in the south, as well as detonations of buildings in villages, with the Israeli army maintaining its occupation of these areas.

obvious violation of the ceasefire agreement

— Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel KatzJoint statement explaining the justification for the operation.
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Originally published by SME in Slovak. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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