JERUSALEM (VINnews) – Israeli forces destroyed a 30-meter-long (nearly 100-foot) Hezbollah tunnel and a large adjacent weapons cache during operations in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces said Monday.

The tunnel had been used by Hezbollah to advance attacks against Israel, according to the military. Troops located the cache next to the tunnel entrance, which included approximately three tons of explosives, 43 Claymore-style mines, additional mines and anti-tank guided missile systems.

In the past 24 hours in the western sector of southern Lebanon, the IDF also struck Hezbollah operatives and approximately 15 terror group infrastructure sites, the military reported.

The operations come amid ongoing efforts to degrade Hezbollah’s military capabilities along Israel’s northern border following months of cross-border attacks.