Tunnel

Cross-border tunnels spotlight Syria-Lebanon smuggling, security tensions

Official Syrian sources told The Media Line that army units, during sweeping security operations in border areas, uncovered two tunnels stretching between Syrian and Lebanese territory.

DEFENSE MINISTER Marhaf Abu Qasra inspects an armored brigade in the Syrian Army, March 31.
IDF soldiers operate inside an uncovered Hezbollah tunnel in southern Lebanon, March 27, 2026.

IDF finds Hezbollah tunnel near south Lebanon church as group 'exploits' Christian population

Katsrin Emergency Squad members take part in a training exercise simulating a terrorist infiltration in the city’s industrial zone, in Katsrin, Golan Heights, November 2, 2025.

WATCH: IDF foils terror plots in West Bank, destroys Hamas tunnels in Gaza

Buildings lie in ruins amidst the rubble in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on December 8, 2025.

IDF confirms Gaza Commonwealth war cemetery damaged in operation to destroy Hamas terror tunnels


Researchers uncover cave pearls containing ancient artifacts in Ain Joweizeh spring tunnel

Out of the 50 cave pearls discovered, 14 contained ceramic fragments, and two contained ancient plaster.

 Joweizeh spring tunnel.

Iran builds 'defensive tunnel' in Tehran to avoid future Israeli attacks

According to Iranian media, the tunnel, located near Tehran's city center, will link a station on the Tehran metro to the Imam Khomeini Hospital.

 The remains of a Kheibar Shekan and a Emad ballistic missiles are displayed by Israel's military in Julis army base, days after an attack by Iran on Israel, in southern Israel, October 9, 2024.

WATCH: With over 4,500 cubic meters of concrete: IDF dismantles Hezbollah compound beneath cemetery

While operating in the area, soldiers from the Shaldag Unit identified several tunnel shafts leading to the compound, which led to the exposure of the full tunnel. 

 IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, November 10, 2024.

Archaeologists uncover underground tunnels beneath Mexican city associated with the god of death

Archaeologists confirmed the existence of a network of underground chambers and tunnels beneath the ancient city of Mitla in Mexico, a site known for its association with the Zapotec.

 Zapotec ceramic large effigy urn with head of Bat God, Tomb 113, Monte Alban. Image by Gary Lee Todd, Ph.D. is used under license CC0 1.0

Over 100 terrorists killed, tunnel shafts destroyed: A look at the IDF's operations in Lebanon

Additionally, more than 50 rocket launchers and over 60 Hezbollah command posts were destroyed.

 IDF soldiers from the  146th Division operate in southern Lebanon.

Armed Hamas terrorists take over humanitarian aid truck in Gaza

Nahal Brigade targeted terrorists embedded in a school and located a tunnel shaft in the schoolyard.

 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip. July 22, 2024.

Cracking (or not) the Hamas-Egyptian cross-border tunnel mystery - analysis

While visiting the Philadelphi corridor in Rafah, 'The Post' learned that the IDF needs at least six months to eradicate cross-border Hamas tunnels completely, if not longer.

 Philadelphi Corridor

WATCH: IDF uncovers weapons stored in UNRWA school

Many weapons were discovered during the operation, including firearms, grenades, and enemy uniforms.

 Map of combat position in an UNRWA school in Rafah, May 30, 2024.

IDF troops find, destroy 900-meter-long tunnel in the Gaza Strip

During the raids, soldiers found a terror infrastructure in each of the 100 locations they scanned.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. April 7, 2024.

Underground hideout from nearly 2,000 years ago unearthed in Israel

But this was the first Bar Kokhba-era hideout of such scope to be unearthed much further north, in a spot called Huqoq.

A marking on the ceiling of a cave is inspected as part of an immense underground hideout comprising narrow tunnels and large storage spaces that was dug by Jewish villagers nearly 2,000 years ago at a time of revolt against the Roman Empire, in Huqoq, northern Israel April 1, 2024.