BEIRUT: Massive Israeli explosions targeting a Hezbollah tunnel network beneath Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon triggered tremors that were felt across large parts of the country overnight, with residents describing the blasts as resembling an earthquake. The explosions, which occurred shortly after midnight between Thursday and Friday, were felt as far north as Sidon, Iqlim Al-Kharroub and Khaldeh, at Beirut’s southern entrance. “I’ve lived through airstrikes and artillery shelling and never left my town during the last war,” Ayat, a resident of Kawthariyat Al-Sayyad, told Arab News.

According to a joint statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz, the IDF will remain in the security zone in southern Lebanon and will…

RIYADH: Israel said it has destroyed tunnels under Beaufort ridge in southern Lebanon belonging to Hezbollah, the prime minister and defense minister announced late on Thursday.…