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IDF Destroys Iran-Funded Beaufort Tunnel, Kills Hezbollah Gunman

6/12/2026

Summary

Story summary

The tunnel network beneath Beaufort Ridge was planned and financed by Iran’s terror regime.
An IDF video shows a Hezbollah gunman firing at an Israeli drone over a tunnel near Beaufort Castle; he was later killed by an airstrike.
IDF soldiers discovered mortar shells, RPG launchers, Kornet anti-tank missiles, anti-aircraft machine guns and Kalashnikov rifles inside the tunnel.
Ground forces guided Israeli Air Force strikes that eliminated the identified terrorists.
The operation forms part of ongoing efforts to clear the underground tunnel network beneath Beaufort Ridge.

History

Historical Context

During the 34-day 2006 Lebanon War, Israel’s IDF uncovered roughly 1,000 Hezbollah tunnels and, after the UN-brokered ceasefire on 14 August 2006, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert pledged $1 billion for border fortifications. The conflict followed Israel’s 2000 withdrawal from southern Lebanon and Hezbollah’s rise in 1985. Today Israeli forces again target a newly found tunnel under Beaufort Ridge, reflecting that same anti-tunnel strategy.

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Story summary

The tunnel network beneath Beaufort Ridge was planned and financed by Iran’s terror regime.
An IDF video shows a Hezbollah gunman firing at an Israeli drone over a tunnel near Beaufort Castle; he was later killed by an airstrike.
IDF soldiers discovered mortar shells, RPG launchers, Kornet anti-tank missiles, anti-aircraft machine guns and Kalashnikov rifles inside the tunnel.
Ground forces guided Israeli Air Force strikes that eliminated the identified terrorists.
The operation forms part of ongoing efforts to clear the underground tunnel network beneath Beaufort Ridge.

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