FACT CHECK · LEBANON: HEZBOLLAH, UNIFIL, 2006 AND 2026
Claim: "Every time we see tunnels, we flatten"
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
The tunnels are real: in 2018-19 Israel found 6 Hezbollah tunnels at the border. The UN force (UNIFIL) confirmed 3 crossed into Israel, breaking UN Resolution 1701.
SOURCE
UNIFIL statements Dec 2018 - Apr 2019; Wikipedia: Operation Northern Shield
PEOPLE ALSO SAY
- “We flatten tunnels”
- “Hezbollah tunnels”
- “Northern shield”
- “Tunnels into israel from lebanon”
- “Unifil tunnels”
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