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Nearing Oct. 7 anniversary brings IDF failure, police dispute, reserve strain into focus - analysis

The 2026 General Staff should have been expected to be more assertive toward the political leadership, presenting the real challenges rather than attempting to smooth over reality.

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Israeli Border Police forces from the Jerusalem Envelope unit uncover a tunnel that Palestinians allegedly attempted to dig beneath the separation barrier near the village of Al-Jib, West Bank, September 9, 2026.

'Irresponsible statement': IDF denies reports of tunnels in Kalkilya, says only 'shafts' located

 A graphic depicting all of the underground routes beneath the Beaufort and Ali al-Taher Ridges.

IDF releases footage of Hezbollah infrastructure below Ali al-Taher ridge after destroying tunnels

A police officer at the entrance to a tunnel in the West Bank.

Border Police seal hidden tunnel in West Bank Palestinian village near Givat Ze'ev


Why Hezbollah trusts in a 'Maginot Line' defense at Ali al-Taher ridge - analysis

In the end, the Hezbollah Maginot Line fell in southern Lebanon. It has taken many years to uproot the infrastructure that was built over the last decades.

Smoke rises from southern Lebanon during an Israeli military operation, September 5, 2026.

Hezbollah shifts to guerrilla warfare, drone strikes as terror group prepares for prolonged war

The IDF has encountered several individual Hezbollah operatives in the area over the past several months, which the Alma center said supports the possibility of a continued Hezbollah presence.

Hezbollah members salute and raise the group's yellow flags during a funeral.

IDF Gaza Division seals two Hamas tunnels spanning two kilometers along Yellow Line

Drone footage released by the IDF Spokesperson's Unit shows the tunnels running underground at length, packed with sandbags.

IDF destroys four Hamas tunnels in Gaza over weekend, April 14, 2026.

Kushner: US will back Israeli resumption of war if Hamas fails to honor disarmament commitments

Kushner said Hamas could surrender weapons and tunnels within 60 to 90 days, calling demilitarization a potential major security gain for Israel.

Jared Kushner speaks at the Board of Peace meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 22, 2026; illustrative.

WATCH: Palestinian arrested after tunnel found near West Bank border fence outside Jerusalem

Observers from the Border Police patrol unit first noticed the group digging a tunnel near the fence and alerted officers in the field, who then went to the scene. 

Tunnel shaft near the border fence in the Kalandiya area outside of Jerusalem. The tunnel was not completed, but the goal was to enter Israeli territory illegally.

WATCH: IDF paratroopers and K9 unit discover, destroy rocket-filled tunnel in southern Gaza

A video released by the IDF shows footage from a body camera on a military dog of the IDF's K9 unit, Oketz, exploring the cave and finding dozens of munitions.

Officers of the Nachal brigade train with Israeli soldiers from the Oketz unit in an urban warfare, at the mock village of El Poran, in northern Golan Heights.

IDF destroys Iran-backed Hezbollah tunnel systems, says more remain in southern Lebanon

The tunnel network was intended not just for surveillance, but also to facilitate attacks on Israeli troops and communities near the Lebanon border.

Hezbollah tunnel network.

IDF kills PIJ Nukhba terrorist, Hamas commander in separate Gaza strikes

Earlier on Monday, the military said a Hamas tunnel network in northern Gaza was discovered and destroyed by the IDF's Northern Gaza Brigade and Yahalom Unit.

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

At least 10 dead, 15 trapped after suspected gas leak collapses tunnel in India

Survival chances for the trapped workers were slim, state disaster management official Rajiv Roka said, as rescuers had to battle the fumes, making their task difficult.

First responders on scene of tunnel collapse in India, July 21, 2026.

IDF unit shares process of dismantling Hezbollah's 'crazy, Iranian' terror tunnels in Lebanon

In this war, the soldiers of S-2 are no longer just an engineering unit but have become a living laboratory of underground warfare.

Entrance to a Hezbollah tunnel in Lebanon.