The Israeli military on Wednesday destroyed another cross-border tunnel dug by Hezbollah along the Lebanon-Israel border. This was the fifth terror tunnel unearthed by Israel as part of a wide-scale countertunnel operation launched on Dec. 4.
The IDF said Operation Northern Shield will continue until the network of Hezbollah terror tunnels snaking under the border, is eliminated.
The IDF said the tunnel destroyed Wednesday originated in the Shiite village of Ayta ash-Shab in Lebanon and crossed into Israeli territory.
The military has not said how many tunnels have been destroyed so far. But it says its forces can work at more than one location simultaneously and that all activity is taking place in Israeli territory.
Israel and the U.N. say the tunnels violate a cease-fire resolution that ended a war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006.
"The IDF holds the Lebanese government responsible for the digging of the tunnels. This is a serious violation of Resolution 1701 and the sovereignty of the State of Israel," a military statement said.
