Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they have launched an operation called ‘Northern Shield’ to destroy Hezbollah tunnels crossing the border from Lebanon into Israel.
This is a dramatic development with the potential of dynamics of escalation. The coming hours are critical. IDF announced it has reinforced forces at the border.
“Unpopular to note this morning, but the IDF operation against Hezbollah tunnels comes amid police recommendations to indict PM Netanyahu for bribery, the threat of his coalition falling apart & political challenges from the right. Not necessarily a debate for now, but may be later” – Raoul Wootliff
Hezbollah Nature Reserves were a system of Hezbollah strongholds built in Southern Lebanon between the Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon 2000 and the 2006 Lebanon war. The term “Nature Reserve” was originally IDF slang and refer to the fact that they were primarily placed in the countryside away from habitation and were declared off-limits to the IDF during the war, due to fear of high casualties.