President says winners exemplify 'Israeli chutzpah'; defense minister hails recipients, praises normalization with Bahrain, UAE

Mossad agent 'Aleph' to receive lifetime achievement award; defense minister, president praise recipients for contributions to state security

Military launches effort a year after finding Hezbollah underground cross-border passages, says it believes there are still no new tunnels into northern Israel

Award also given to creator of Shin Bet cyber unit that created program used to thwart dozens of terror attacks, team that made advanced missile

Joint drill involving troops on the ground and in the air focuses on cooperation between various units as they seek to destroy a hidden-away enemy

Military fills underground passage with cement, ensuring it can't be used, says it's deprived Lebanese terror group of central aspect of attack plans

Military says Lebanon terror group's cross-border tunnel has infrastructure for electricity, ventilation, communications; subterranean passage to be destroyed in coming days

Officers who went with him claim Galilee-based Rabbi Yehuda found 6 tunnels on Lebanon border, and 31 on Gaza border, years before IDF exposed them. Today, the army is dismissive