IDF reveals 800-meter-long underground Hezbollah command center, stockpiles of weapons close to border

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday revealed an 800-meter (half-mile) long underground Hezbollah command center in southern Lebanon, near the Israeli border.

The complex, belonging to Hezbollah’s Radwan Force, was located beneath a civilian home near the Israeli border and was part of preparations for a planned invasion of the Galilee region, according to the IDF.

The underground complex was discovered in the heart of a civilian neighborhood by the 8th Brigade battlegroup, together with soldiers from the IDF's Yahalom combat engineering commando unit.

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The complex contained kitchens, food storage areas, and sleeping quarters, as well as motorcycles, and stockpiles of weapons and ammunition.

The army said that during the raid on the compound, it identified a single terrorist who had hidden himself underground. He was eliminated in an airstrike.

In another statement, the IDF said it killed the Radwan Force’s anti-tank missile unit commander on Monday. Muhammad Kamal Naim was killed by an airstrike in the region of Nabatiyeh, the IDF reported, adding that the commander was responsible for directing and carrying out numerous anti-tank missile attacks against Israel.

As part of the ongoing fighting on the ground, five more Radwan Force terrorists were killed by soldiers of the IDF's 2nd Carmeli Brigade. The troops eliminated several other Hezbollah terrorists and uncovered dozens of tunnel shafts and numerous weapons depots.

They found anti-tank missiles, Kalashnikov rifles, mines, optical equipment, helmets, vests and medical equipment, in addition to other items.

The IDF said that a reservist of the 3rd Alexandroni Brigade was seriously wounded in the ground fighting on Sunday.

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) continued assisting the ground troops by destroying around 200 sites, including rocket launchers, anti-tank launching positions, military buildings, as well as weapons depots containing more launchers, anti-tank missiles, RPG launchers, ammunition and more.

In a rare strike, the IAF also attacked in northern Lebanon, near the city of Tripoli, according to Lebanese reports.

The Tripoli area is populated mainly by Sunni Muslims and has, therefore, only been targeted once during the war, when the IDF struck a Palestinian terrorist in the area.