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.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
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

The IDF also stated that Hezbollah prevents Christian civilians from fleeing combat zones and "has even fired at them" in the past.

|ByAARON GLICK
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

One of the Hamas tunnels was approximately one kilometer long, the IDF said, and it contained several living quarters as well as explosive devices. 

|ByMAYA ZANGER-NADIS
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

The IDF's operation to dismantle Hamas tunnels in Gaza has damaged a Commonwealth military cemetery, raising concerns about the preservation of war graves and the handling of sensitive sites.

|ByJAMES GENN

Israel is preparing to flood the Hamas tunnel network in Gaza

Some US officials expressed concern about the plan while others support it.

DECEMBER 5, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, YONAH JEREMY BOB
An IDF soldier secures a tunnel underneath Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, amid the ongoing ground operation of the Israeli army against Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the northern Gaza Strip, November 22, 2023.

Israel-Hamas war: IDF soldiers uncover 400 tunnel shafts in Gaza

Tunnels have been found near or directly under residences, schools, hospitals, cemeteries, and different agricultural spots.

NOVEMBER 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view of a cross-border attack tunnel dug from Gaza to Israel.

IDF breaches blast door in tunnel under Gaza's Shifa Hospital

The IDF will be publishing an interactive website in English and Arabic presenting how Hamas uses hospitals for terrorist activity.

NOVEMBER 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A blast door breached by the IDF in a tunnel under Shifa hospital in Gaza.

With mapping robots and blast gel, Israel wages war on Hamas tunnels

Tunnels stretch hundreds of kilometers under Gaza, Israel says Israeli hostages are held in some tunnels

NOVEMBER 16, 2023ByREUTERS
A Palestinian fighter of the Al-Quds brigades, the military wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), seen inside a military tunnel in Beit Hanun, in the Gaza Strip. May 18, 2022.

Exposed: Hamas's hospital hideouts - a grave abuse of Gaza's medical lifelines - editorial

If these organizations genuinely care about their missions and about saving Palestinian lives, it's long past time for them to speak out against Hamas's abuse.

NOVEMBER 8, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Remains of a tank shell on the fourth floor of Al-Wafa Rehabilitation Hospital in the east of Gaza City

Hamas tunnels, weapons found near amusement park and university

A weapons warehouse containing chemicals, RPGs, and explosives, among other objects, was found near a university in Gaza.

NOVEMBER 7, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
IDF soldiers operate near an amusement park in the Gaza Strip.

The Hamas tunnel city beneath Gaza - a hidden frontline for Israel

The Palestinian Islamist terrorist group has different kinds of tunnels running beneath the sandy 360-sq-km coastal strip and its borders

OCTOBER 27, 2023ByREUTERS
A Palestinian fighter of the Al-Quds brigades, the military wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), seen inside a military tunnel in Beit Hanun, in the Gaza Strip. May 18, 2022.

Israel Police uncover Nazareth tunnel used to hide weapons, criminals

The police discovered the tunnel opening in an abandoned house, finding ammunition and other evidence inside.

AUGUST 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A tunnel used by criminal organizations in Nazareth.

This traveler uncovered a secret corridor behind her hotel room's closet

A woman uploaded a terrifying video to TikTok in which she accidentally discovered a rather scary hidden room in her hotel: "It looks like it's taken from a horror movie."

AUGUST 8, 2023ByWALLA! TOURISM
Illustrative image of a dark corridor.

Death toll from Afghanistan tunnel fire rises to 31

The fire was caused by a fuel truck overturning, had torn through the tunnel on Saturday evening.

DECEMBER 19, 2022ByREUTERS
Members of police stand guard outside an LGB Bank branch which was held up by a depositor seeking access to his own savings, according to a bank employee, in Ramlet al-Bayda area in Beirut, Lebanon September 16, 2022.