Operation Northern Shield
Operation Northern Shield (Hebrew: מבצע מגן צפוני, romanized: Mivtza Magen Tzfoni) was an Israeli military operation that took place from 4 December 2018 until 13 January 2019. The operation's declared goal was to locate and destroy Hezbollah tunnels that cross the Blue Line from Lebanon into northern Israel. According to Israel, this operation is part of the ongoing Iran–Israel proxy conflict. On 17 December 2018, United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) acknowledged the existence of four tunnels near the Israel–Lebanon border and confirmed that two of them cross the Blue Line in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, which helped end the 2006 Lebanon War.
| Operation Northern Shield | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict and the Hezbollah–Israel conflict | |
| Type | Military operation |
| Location | |
| Planned by | Israel Defense Forces |
| Target | Hezbollah tunnels |
| Date | 4 December 2018 – 13 January 2019 |
| Executed by | |
Maj. Gen. Yoel Strick, commander of the Northern Command of the IDF
Brig. Gen. Ilan Sabag, commander of the Combat Engineering Corps of the IDF
Maj. Gen. Tamir Hayman, commander of the Military Intelligence Directorate of the IDF
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