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Middle East conflict

Israel announced destruction of underground Hezbollah facility

Israel notified the US and the American representative in Lebanon in advance of the operation, according to a statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz

TEL AVIV, June 29. /TASS/. Israeli military destroyed a large underground facility in southern Lebanon used by armed units of Shia group Hezbollah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement.

The facility was located near the Majdal Zoun settlement in southern Lebanon. "The tunnel route was more than 200 meters long and over 25 meters deep. Inside, the soldiers located hundreds of weapons and four launch shafts directed toward Israeli territory," the statement reads.

"Israel notified the United States and the American representative in Lebanon in advance" about this operation, the statement indicates.

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