The temperature drops, and the stones are wet and slippery 260 feet under the border.

A secret tunnel between Israel and Lebanon. Courtesy of Heather Nauert

Ms. Nauert, a former journalist, was State Department spokesperson between 2017 and 2019 and in the last year also served as acting undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs. She is currently a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute.

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