162nd Division forces continue targeted ground operations to expand the security zone in southern Lebanon.
As part of the operation, forces from the 401st Brigade Combat Team located a tunnel leading to an underground infrastructure from which a terrorist emerged and was eliminated in a face-to-face engagement. The forces raided the tunnel and found an arsenal of weapons including: explosives, rockets, RPGs, and grenades. In another operation, they destroyed several Hezbollah observation posts where additional weapons were found.
Forces from the 215th Fire Brigade eliminated over 70 terrorists, including a terrorist cell that planned to fire mortars at our forces.
In another incident, forces identified two terrorists entering a building used by Hezbollah. The Air Force struck the building, guided by the forces, and eliminated the terrorists.
In addition, the forces destroyed anti-tank missile launch sites, observation posts, and Hezbollah command centers.
Concurrently, the Nahal Brigade Combat Team located numerous weapons and destroyed dozens of terror infrastructures, including anti-tank missile sites that were targeting the forces operating in the area.