Hezbollah Provides Glimpse Of Its Underground

In a not so veiled warning to the Anglo-Zionist Empire, Hezbollah has provided a small glimpse of its underground fortifications. Israel has found it impossible—over a ten month period—to even come close to overcoming Hamas’ underground network. Hamas’ underground network doesn’t come close to Hezbollah’s.

Watch: Hezbollah Reveals Massive Underground Missile Base

The massive tunnel network underneath the Gaza Strip used by Hamas has long been known about, as has Iran's deep underground missile silos which defend the Islamic Republic's most sensitive military equipment from potential airstrikes, but much lesser known is Hezbollah's network of tunnels under southern Lebanon.

For the first time, Hezbollah on Friday published new video featuring a highly secretive underground facility from which its tens of thousands of missiles can be launched and stored. The location appears to be a mountainous area, given that the video is titled according to a translation, "Our mountains are our storage sites."

Hezbollah is calling the secret site "Imad-4" - after a commander who was killed by Israel in 2008, and it has passage ways that appear in some areas to be at least two stories high, or big enough to drive large military trucks through.

Lengthy tunnels and corridors are showcased in the video, through which trucks with missile launch pads are seen moving, as well as smaller combat vehicles like motorcycles or armored carriers.

Mobile rocket launch vehicles can apparently fire from out of the bunker when a tunnel entrance opens up. The video and messaging is intended to spook Israel as the potential for a broader war looms.

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Given that Iran has long had its own underground 'missile cities' which it showcases from time to time, it is likely that Iranian advisers led the way in helping to construct Hezbollah's tunnels.

Watch Hezbollah's nearly 5-minute long video below:

Watch | Hezbollah publishes a new video titled "Our mountains are our stores," displaying the Lebanese Resistance's vast underground tunnels and missile store named the “Imad 4 facility" after former commander Imad Mughniyeh.

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In the Gaza Strip, it has been precisely Hamas' use of literally hundreds of miles of underground tunnels which has allowed it to survive the Israeli onslaught.

Here’s a pro-Hezbollah take on this:

Amal Saad @amalsaad_lb

THREAD: Yesterday's video released by Hizbullah showcasing its underground complex, the "Imad-4", signals its operational readiness to retaliate. This coincides with Israel's expected torpedoing of the cease-fire talks which were exclusively aimed at delaying or curbing Hizbullah and Iran's planned responses. 1/

11:17 AM · Aug 17, 2024 from Cardiff, Wales

Hizbullah's clandestine nature and its adherence to the doctrine of strategic surprise, makes its decision to reveal a portion of its sophisticated bunker network and some of its military capabilities especially significant. By offering this limited glimpse into one of several "Imad" compounds, Hizbullah appears to be sending a potent deterrent message to Israel to absorb its imminent retaliation without further escalation. 2/

Though Israel has long been aware of Hizbullah's complex tunnel system, the revelation of subterranean heavy rocket artillery and concealed multiple rocket launch systems capable of firing from hidden underground openings, represents a new development. This development also demonstrates a substantial expansion of what the IDF previously referred to as Hizbullah's "Nature Reserves" during the 2006 war. 3/

These strategically concealed military installations and weapons caches hidden within South Lebanon's uninhabited countryside were considered off-limits for the IDF in 2006, leading the head of the IDF Northern Command to state that "A nature reserve can swallow an entire brigade." If that was the case almost two decades ago, one can only speculate on the magnitude of the challenge presented by Hizbullah's current military advances. 4/

While Hizbullah's recent series of "Hoopoe" drone videos demonstrated the group's precise intelligence on vital Israeli strategic, military, and economic targets, the "Imad 4" video showcases its military capability and readiness to strike these identified targets. It indicates Hizbullah's possession of specialized capabilities to target high-value assets, the willingness to use them if provoked, and the ability to maintain operational continuity even under severe attack. 5/

Exclusive information provided by al-Mayadeen demonstrates the extent to which the Imad 4 facility is a highly organized, self-contained complex designed for sustained, independent operations. It features a medical facility and essential provisions enabling staff to function self-sufficiently for up to a year. The installation also houses a comprehensive logistics unit, along with specialized teams for construction, defense, and backup firing operations. 6/

By showcasing what is essentially an underground city, (and hinting at its potential reach into northern Israel), Hizbullah aims to cap the potential escalation that might follow its expected retaliation, preventing it from crossing the threshold into full-scale war. While both Israel's intended response and the timing of Hizbullah's retaliation remain uncertain, Hizbullah's response is a foregone conclusion — a certainty further underscored by the release of its video. 7/

This is not a war that the US should be getting involved in. It’s not a war that Israel should be getting involved—not rationally speaking.