The IDF has launched an operation in the north of Israel, aiming “to expose and neutralise” attack tunnels dug by Hezbollah under the border with Lebanon.
Operation Northern Shield was initiated on Monday night. The IDF did not comment on how many tunnels it was seeking to destroy, but it is understood that some were dug in the vicinity of Metula, Israel’s northernmost town.
Warnings were sent in Arabic to Lebanese citizens cautioning them to stay away from areas where there are tunnels infiltrating into Israel.
A video released by the IDF stated that “Hezbollah has spent years digging cross border tunnels between Lebanon and Israel as part of their offensive plan that Hezbollah calls ‘conquering the Galilee’.”
