📰 5 sources 9 articles · 22 Oct 2026, 15:19 → 22 days ago

Lebanese Army announces discovery of an old, incomplete tunnel in the Aaqoura – Jbeil area

The Lebanese Army Command announced the discovery of an old, incomplete tunnel in the Aaqoura – Jbeil area, found by a military unit during training exercises. A Directorate of Guidance statement said a specialized unit inspected the tunnel and found it empty of any equipment or contents, with follow-up under way to uncover the circumstances of its digging.

📍 Where things stand: The Lebanese Army's follow-up to uncover the circumstances of the tunnel's digging is ongoing, with no further details announced so far.

⏱️ Timeline

22 Oct 2026, 15:19 The Lebanese Army Command announced the discovery of an old, incomplete tunnel in the Aaqoura – Jbeil area, empty of any equipment or contents, saying follow-up was under way to uncover the circumstances of its digging.
22 Oct 2026, 15:33 A statement from the Directorate of Guidance at the Army Command said a military unit found the tunnel while carrying out training exercises, and that a specialized military unit inspected it and found it incomplete, old, and empty of any equipment or contents, with follow-up continuing to uncover the circumstances of its digging.
22 Oct 2026, 16:08 Media reports said a specialized unit conducted a technical inspection of the tunnel after it was found during training exercises, and it was established to be empty of any equipment, materials or contents, with follow-up continuing to uncover the circumstances of its digging and the surrounding conditions.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

⚠️ Sources disagree

Location of the discovery

Aaqoura – Jbeil area according to lebanon debate
Aqroun area in Jbeil district according to MTV Lebanon

Figures as each outlet reported them at the time. We do not judge which is correct; numbers often change as events develop.

How the sources covered it

Coverage ranged from brief reports that carried only the headline of the army's announcement without further detail, to others that relayed the Directorate of Guidance statement, including the training exercises, the date of the discovery and the result of the technical inspection.

lebanon debate Focused on the Army Command's announcement of an old, incomplete tunnel empty of equipment or contents, and on the continuing follow-up to uncover the circumstances, without mentioning the training exercises or the date of discovery.
aljadeed Limited itself to the headline of the army's announcement about a tunnel in Jbeil and published photos, with no further details in the available text.
Lebanon ON Emphasized the discovery location in the town of Aaqoura and the army's follow-up to uncover the circumstances, and included photos from the site.
MTV Lebanon Provided the most detailed coverage, citing the Directorate of Guidance statement: that the tunnel was found during training exercises on 20/10/2026, and in a later report placed it in the Aqroun area of Jbeil district.
LBCI Lebanon Carried only the army's announcement of a tunnel found in the Aaqoura – Jbeil area, without details on the tunnel or the circumstances of its discovery.