Lebanese President: Powerful Explosions in Bofor Caused an Earthquake

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the destruction of Hezbollah's tunnel infrastructure in Bofor by the IDF, calling the explosions a dangerous escalation and a threat to the agreement. He stated that sites registered as UNESCO World Heritage were bombed. His office noted that the blasts caused a magnitude 3.8 earthquake in southern Lebanon.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun condemned the destruction of Hezbollah's tunnel infrastructure in Bofor, carried out last night by the IDF. He called the powerful explosions a "very dangerous escalation" and a "direct threat to the process of advancing the agreement." According to him, this involves "targeted bombings of infrastructure and archaeological sites registered as UNESCO World Heritage sites." His office noted that the explosions caused a magnitude 3.8 earthquake in southern Lebanon, and that, in his view, this represents "a very dangerous escalation and a blatant violation of existing commitments." Aoun's statement reflects the tension in relations between Lebanon and Israel amid ongoing military operations.