IDF operations on multiple fronts: tunnels, strikes, and internal accountability

Yaalom forces destroy a Hezbollah bunker as the IDF locates soldiers who bound a suspect to a cot.

IDF operations on multiple fronts: tunnels, strikes, and internal accountability — In southern Lebanon, the 'Yaalom' engineering special forces, together with the 551st Reserve Brigade, destroyed an underground Hezbollah bunker. Separately, an armed terrorist who crossed the border from Lebanon in the Ramim Ridge area was eliminated[^6]. Lebanese media reported IDF strikes near Bint Jbeil on July 2, 2026[^2]. These operations come amid a broader campaign: the IDF reported that 83% of tunnels in the 'yellow line' area in Gaza have been destroyed[^1]. On the accountability front, the IDF announced Thursday that it had located the soldiers who blindfolded a Palestinian terror suspect and bound him to a military cot[^3]. Social media had alleged the soldiers belonged to the Netzah Yehuda Battalion. Brigadier General (res.) Oren Solomon, however, claimed that the IDF top brass has been covering up the truth about the October 7 failure for a thousand days. The dissonance between the IDF's disciplinary action and the broader allegations of a cover-up remains unresolved. Meanwhile, Defense Minister Israel Katz conducted a multi-front situational assessment marking 1,000 days since the October 7 attack. The IDF also reported that air raid sirens in Avivim and Yaron were caused by false identifications[^4]. In the early morning hours of Thursday, July 2, 2026, large forces were rushed to the Palestinian village of Mukhmas after a report of an abandoned Israeli vehicle. 1,000 days on, Israel's political fissures deepen over accountability and strategy — At the Gaza border on Thursday, Sharon Sharabi—whose brother Eli was released from captivity and whose brother Yossi died in Hamas hands—marked the 1,000th day since the October 7 massacre by demanding a state commission of inquiry.[^1] He was not alone. Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council head Uri Epstein, who lost five family members that day, told 103FM that Hamas is “alive, breathing, kicking, rearming, producing explosives, producing rockets, recruiting operatives, and has resumed training.”[^2] Epstein insisted that “a commission of inquiry is not a threat, not a punishment; it is a basic process to thoroughly examine