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New IDF Initiative Reshapes Border with Lebanon

(Ynet News) Yair Kraus - In the initial days following Oct. 7, as tens of thousands of IDF soldiers arrived at the Lebanese border to prevent Hizbullah from joining the Hamas attack, an unprecedented engineering operation was launched to reshape the sector. For over a year, thousands of engineering and infantry soldiers shaped the new border of diverse terrain along more than 120 km. stretching from Rosh Hanikra to Har Dov. Hizbullah had spent decades constructing terrorist compounds in buildings, forests and underground infrastructure along the entire border as part of its plan to conquer the Galilee. Now, the IDF sought to ensure that the entire border zone, including a few dozen km. into Lebanese territory, would be cleared and barren. IDF Northern Command Chief Engineering Officer Col. I. explained, "Back in October 2023, when the war kicked off, we brought in geologists, engineers and earthworks experts to provide solutions for the forests, wadis, buildings and underground infrastructure we knew we would encounter....Our operational priorities rested on firstly addressing the areas facing civilian communities." Even before the IDF ground operation, at night, under the cover of darkness, armored engineering vehicles would work beyond the border. After the ground operation began in October 2024, "Once we attained operational control of the sector, we...went in with full force. We drafted hundreds of reservist engineering soldiers and civilian earthworks contractors who joined in demolishing terrorist infrastructure across the entire sector."
2025-03-18 00:00:00
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