Israeli forces blow up structures near Lebanon’s Beaufort Castle
GCC News
Israel claims army blew up Hezbollah tunnels in southern Lebanon, amid reports of blasts near UNESCO-listed fortress.
Israeli forces have carried out a series of powerful detonations near Lebanon’s UNESCO-listed Beaufort Castle, as they continue to occupy southern Lebanon despite a United States-brokered “ceasefire” agreement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a statement on Friday that the army blew up a tunnel system in the Beaufort area that they claimed formed a key part of Hezbollah’s plan to infiltrate communities in the Galilee.
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They said about “700 tons of explosives” were used in the operation, describing it as part of an ongoing campaign to dismantle Hezbollah’s infrastructure in southern Lebanon.
“Israeli forces triggered very powerful explosions around midnight,” in the area near the “Beaufort fortress”, Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) said.
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