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Source: https://israel-alma.org/2021/08/12/hezbollahs-land-of-tunnels-the-north-korean-iranian-connection/
Hizbullah's "Land of Tunnels" - the North Korean-Iranian Connection
(Alma Research & Education Center) Maj. (res.) Tal Beeri - After the Second Lebanon War of 2006, Hizbullah, supported by the North Koreans and the Iranians, established the "Land of the Tunnels," a tunnel network of enormous magnitude, consisting of tens of kilometers of tunnels that connect Hizbullah's central headquarters in Beirut, its logistical backbone in the Bekaa area, and its defensive positions in Southern Lebanon. North Korean advisors significantly assisted Hizbullah's tunnel project and Hizbullah's model is the same as the North Korean model: tunnels in which hundreds of combatants, fully equipped, can pass stealthily and rapidly underground. At least 6 Hizbullah offensive tunnels, built with the support of North Korea and Iran, were exposed by the IDF in 2018. Hizbullah tunnels, like Hamas tunnels, contain shafts used to fire missiles. These shafts are camouflaged and cannot be detected above ground. They open for a short period of time to fire the missile and are then immediately shut for the purpose of reloading the hydraulic launcher. The tunnels allow carrying out an attack in a safe, protected, and invisible manner.