InternationalMonday, 29 June 2026·The Hindu - International
Israel’s June 2026 strike on Hezbollah tunnel in Majdal Zoun and the Lebanon security deal
Israel said it destroyed a 200-metre Hezbollah tunnel in southern Lebanon on 29 June 2026, days after a U.S.-brokered security agreement with Lebanon.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On 29 June 2026, the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said the Israeli military destroyed a 200-meter tunnel used by Hezbollah in Majdal Zoun, southern Lebanon, after informing the United States in advance.
Key specifics
- The tunnel was said to be 200 meters (656 ft) long in Majdal Zoun, southern Lebanon.
- The Israeli statement claimed the tunnel contained hundreds of weapons and launchers.
- A U.S.-brokered security agreement was agreed on 27 June 2026 between Lebanon and Israel.
- The deal provides for a phased Israeli withdrawal and deployment of the Lebanese army in southern Lebanon.
- Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected the agreement and called it a surrender to Israel.
Exam lens
Question type: International relations and conflict geography, key facts: Majdal Zoun, 200-meter tunnel, 27 June 2026 security agreement, Netanyahu, Israel Katz, Naim Qassem. TNPSC may ask which country brokered the deal and what the phased withdrawal clause means.