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The Israeli Prime Minister's Office announced, citing assessments by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, that an underground tunnel infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah had been destroyed in southern Lebanon.

According to the statement, as part of "Operation Closed Verse," the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) targeted an underground structure said to belong to Hezbollah near the village of Majdal Zoun. A tunnel measuring more than 200 meters in length and approximately 25 meters in depth was reportedly destroyed during the operation.

The statement claimed that the tunnel contained weapons and numerous launch systems intended for attacks on Israeli territory. It also noted that U.S. authorities and the American representative in Lebanon were informed before the infrastructure was destroyed.

The statement added: "IDF commanders and soldiers will continue to remain in the security zone in southern Lebanon, destroy terrorist infrastructure, eliminate threats to northern communities, and safeguard the security of the citizens of Israel."