# IDF blows up Hezbollah's underground drone fortress in south Lebanon, two days after ceasefire framework > Operation Closing Verse destroyed a 200-metre, 25-metre-deep tunnel beneath Majdal Zoun village packed with hundreds of weapons and four launch shafts aimed at Israel; Hezbollah called it a ceasefire violation, the US had been notified in advance **Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-06-28 · heads: 战争究竟如何收场, 什么崩了 · 8 takes · 5 lenses · 3 regions ## Summary Israeli forces blew up a Hezbollah underground drone assembly and launch complex beneath the southern Lebanese village of Majdal Zoun on Sunday night in an operation codenamed Closing Verse. The tunnel extended more than 200 metres and was buried more than 25 metres underground, holding hundreds of weapons, dozens of dismantled drone components, warheads, explosives and four launch shafts angled toward Israeli territory. The IDF's 551st Brigade Combat Team and Yahalom combat engineering unit carried out the demolition; the controlled blast was heard across the northern Galilee and triggered earthquake alert systems. Prime Minister Netanyahu and Defence Minister Katz announced the operation jointly. Israel notified the United States and its representative in Lebanon before the strike. Hezbollah condemned it as a "flagrant ceasefire violation." ## Why it matters The operation came two days after Israel, Lebanon and the United States signed a trilateral security framework on June 26, the same framework that Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem had publicly rejected. Israel pre-notified Washington but did not seek approval, and the blast establishes that the IDF intends to retain freedom of action inside Lebanon regardless of the framework's status, complicating the already fragile ceasefire track. ## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens) ### unlabelled - **Israeli Prime Minister's Office (X / @IsraeliPM)** (Israel, en) — Netanyahu and Defence Minister Katz announced that as part of Operation Closing Verse (Sof Pasuk) the IDF had 'just destroyed the underground terrorist infrastructure of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the area of the village of Majdal Zoun in southern Lebanon.' > "As part of Operation Closing Verse, the IDF has just destroyed the underground terrorist infrastructure of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the area of the village of Majdal Zoun in southern Lebanon." Source: https://x.com/IsraeliPM/status/2071331324850323797 - **Israel National News (Arutz Sheva)** (Israel, en) — Source: https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/429327 - **TechTimes** (United States, en) — Source: https://www.techtimes.com/articles/319257/20260629/hezbollah-drone-factory-airstrike-proof-29-meters-demolished-idf-ground-forces.htm - **Iran International** (United Kingdom, en) — Source: https://www.iranintl.com/en/202606212652 ### Israeli security establishment framing; first comprehensive article citing IDF spokesman and Netanyahu-Katz joint statement - **The Jerusalem Post** (Israel, en) — Reported that the tunnel was more than 200 metres long and 25 metres deep, containing hundreds of weapons, dozens of dismantled drone components, warheads and explosives, and four launch shafts directed toward Israeli territory. Noted that Israel notified the United States and the American representative in Lebanon before the demolition. > "IDF destroys 200-meter-long terror tunnel in Lebanon, Benjamin Netanyahu, Katz announce." Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-900750 ### Israeli independent daily; contextualised the timing as two days after the US-brokered trilateral framework and noted Hezbollah's pre-existing rejection of the deal's disarmament terms - **Haaretz** (Israel, en) — Contextualised Operation Closing Verse as the first major Israeli ground operation inside Lebanon after the June 26 framework deal; noted Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem had already publicly rejected the agreement and its disarmament demands. > "Israel says it destroyed a major Hezbollah tunnel in south Lebanon, two days after signing a trilateral security framework with Lebanon and the United States." Source: https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/lebanonnews/2026-06-29/ty-article/.premium/israel-says-it-destroyed-major-hezbollah-tunnel-in-south-lebanon/0000019f-1014-db19-a19f-b2f7e8d70000 ### English-language Israeli outlet; added IDF unit identities (551st Brigade Combat Team, Yahalom engineering) and described the explosion being heard across the Galilee - **All Israel News** (Israel, en) — Named the 551st Brigade Combat Team and Yahalom combat engineering unit as the forces involved; reported the controlled demolition produced a blast felt and heard across the northern Galilee, large enough to trigger automatic earthquake alert systems. > "IDF demolishes underground Hezbollah 'drone fortress' as sides begin implementing Lebanon deal." Source: https://allisraelnews.com/idf-demolishes-underground-hezbollah-drone-fortress-as-sides-start-implementing-lebanon-deal ### Israeli tabloid; published footage of the demolition and four launch shafts from inside the complex - **Ynet News** (Israel, en) — Published video of the controlled demolition and interior footage showing four launch shafts aimed at Israeli territory, weapons stockpiles and dismantled drone components inside the complex. > "Powerful blast heard across northern Israel as IDF destroys Hezbollah's 'drone fortress' in Lebanon." Source: https://www.ynetnews.com/article/hjqfumkxmx ## Across the graph - Related: [[israel-lebanon-framework-deal-jun26]], [[israel-hezbollah-framework-strikes-jun27]], [[idf-hazutt-deir-siryan-jun28]], [[lebanon-hezbollah-disarmament-standoff]] - Entities: Israel, Hezbollah, Lebanon --- Canonical: https://rbtfl.xyz/zh/n/idf-majdal-zoun-drone-fortress-jun28