{"id":484469,"date":"2026-06-09T20:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/484469\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T20:02:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:02:28","slug":"idf-uncovers-hezbollahs-secret-arsenal-on-beaufort-ridge-gaza-terror-model-in-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/484469\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF uncovers Hezbollah\u2019s secret arsenal on Beaufort Ridge: \u2018Gaza terror model in the"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt looks like a brigade base,\u201d a senior security official said. \u201cThis is where the terrorists were supposed to come, arm themselves and head out to attack.\u201d<\/p>\n

Footage: Weapons depot in the Beaufort area <\/p>\n

(Video: IDF Spokesperson\u2019s Unit)<\/p>\n

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The questions being raised publicly about the IDF\u2019s scope of operation in southern Lebanon have not reached the Israeli forces operating beyond the Litani River. For them, they say, operations are continuing as usual. In the Badr area near Nabatieh, north of the Litani, the only sounds are the echoes of explosions and artillery fire from the 36th Division. Troops on the ground continue intensive operations, clearing the dense terrain, engaging in close-quarters combat and killing dozens of terrorists each day.<\/p>\n

During targeted searches by Givati Brigade forces in a village in the area, troops uncovered a massive weapons depot, a kind of Hezbollah battalion- or brigade-level emergency arms warehouse. The depot contained dozens of advanced surface-to-air missiles intended for use against helicopters, huge quantities of rockets, anti-tank launchers, RPG missiles, mortars and deadly Claymore-type charges.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past several years, Hezbollah has built a very significant system of weapons depots and operational apartments widely dispersed across the area,\u201d a senior security official said in a special conversation from the field. \u201cThere is no village in the \u2018yellow line\u2019 area where we did not find ammunition bunkers. Insane quantities. Military bunkers inside mosques, private homes, hospitals and schools. This is exactly the same terror model we came to know in Gaza, only here in the north.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the senior official, the specific depot found on the ridge served as a critical supply artery for the terrorist organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a central depot, a brigade bunker where operatives were supposed to come, collect various weapons and go out to fight,\u201d he said. \u201cWe denied them a significant capability.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Weapons seized <\/p>\n

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Despite reports of diplomatic contacts, commanders in the field made clear that, as far as they are concerned, the mission is far from over.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs far as we are concerned, there is no difference,\u201d the senior official said. \u201cWe are continuing with full force. There is an air force, there is artillery, and it makes no difference to us. Hezbollah understands it can no longer stop us. If in the past the Litani River was perceived by them as a wall and an impassable obstacle, today we are deep beyond it. That is why they are begging to close this and reach an agreement. They are taking severe blows, and we must not stop now. It would be a shame to stop at this point.\u201d<\/p>\n

The forces are now positioned at critical key points north of the Litani and in Nabatieh, areas described as Hezbollah\u2019s \u201ccenters of gravity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will need patience,\u201d military officials said. \u201cThis is a long war against an enemy that built itself up over years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Regarding the IDF presence on the ridge, the senior official said everything depends on how effective the stay there proves to be.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are not there just to sit, but to achieve results,\u201d he said. \u201cThere are still many long weeks of work here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fighting beyond the Litani poses complex challenges for troops, different from those they encountered in Bint Jbeil or along the first line of villages. While the threat of anti-tank missiles and artillery has relatively decreased, the enemy is trying to slow the pace of the forces\u2019 advance using explosive drones.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey launch many dozens of them every week,\u201d the senior official said.<\/p>\n

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Missiles, rockets and launchers <\/p>\n

(Photo: IDF Spokesperson\u2019s Unit)<\/p>\n

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(Photo: IDF Spokesperson\u2019s Unit)<\/p>\n

During the operation, Givati troops managed to seize laboratories for producing drones.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is very widespread,\u201d the official said. \u201cIt is not something that requires complex engineering knowledge. Even an ordinary civilian can produce it at home. Even if we capture 100 laboratories, they will be able to produce more, perhaps at a lower quality. But we are moving in the right direction. We are learning, improving against this threat, and the actions we are taking are more effective. Bottom line, fewer soldiers have been wounded in recent days.\u201d<\/p>\n

The IDF says the infrastructure being seized and the terrorists being killed are completely changing the face of the area. Even if Hezbollah tries to move its forces elsewhere, the blow is severe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is no longer the same organization,\u201d the senior official said. \u201cIn the past, they spoke about entire battalions that would infiltrate the Galilee. Today, they do not have the capabilities we saw in their propaganda videos with the motorcycles. It is still a dangerous terrorist organization, but we are dismantling it, meter by meter.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cIt looks like a brigade base,\u201d a senior security official said. \u201cThis is where the terrorists were supposed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":484470,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[42,43,40,38,41,39],"class_list":["post-484469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=484469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/484469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/484470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=484469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=484469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=484469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}