Report: IDF special forces entered Hezbollah tunnels during Lebanon cross-border operations

The small raids made by Israeli special forces into Lebanon in recent months have included sending troops into Hezbollah tunnels along the border, the Wall Street Journal reports.

The report says the targeted raids are ahead of a possible wider ground operation that could come as soon as this week.

However, the outlet says the timing of the potential incursion could change, noting that Israel is under heavy pressure from the United States not to launch an operation.

The report says that that the IDF may carry out larger raids in Lebanon, rather than a ground offensive.

Hezbollah’s tunnel network is cumulatively several hundred kilometers long, Tal Beeri, an expert on underground warfare, told The Times of Israel in January.

Hezbollah has also tunneled directly into Israel, but those tactical tunnels were exposed and destroyed by the IDF in the January 2019 Operation Northern Shield, according to Beeri.