Israel says Hezbollah operatives killed near Beaufort tunnel

Times of Israel reported the IDF's claim that several Hezbollah operatives were killed after trying to flee a major tunnel system near Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon. The account links today's Wadi Saluki operating-control claim to the larger Beaufort tunnel network Israel says it is dismantling.

Why this matters. This keeps the Lebanon front from being a side note to U.S.-Iran diplomacy. A tunnel-clash claim near Beaufort can shape Israel's control line, Hezbollah's response pressure, and the state-weapons monopoly debate at the UN.