Israel says it destroyed Hezbollah underground complex at Lebanon's Ali al-Taher
The network stretched more than 2 km and held dozens of rockets, missiles and drones, the Israeli military said.
- On Thursday, the IDF destroyed a massive Hezbollah tunnel network at the Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon, completing Israel's operational control of the strategic site above and below ground.
- Hezbollah built the extensive underground infrastructure at the Ali Taher Ridge over two decades using Iranian funding, creating a staging base with fire dominance over Metula and Kiryat Shmona.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz described the site as "strategic terror infrastructure" in a joint statement, while Katz announced last week that Hezbollah fighters had been killed or fled.
- Reuters reported earlier this month that Iran warned the United States against an Israeli attack on the ridge; there was no immediate comment from Lebanon or Hezbollah regarding the destruction.
- Israel and Lebanon are expected to hold their latest round of US-backed talks in Rome later this month, as the demolition follows weeks of fighting marking a major escalation.
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The Israeli Army (IDF) dynamized the recently captured underground fortifications of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Thursday, causing a shock so strong that it was detected by seismic monitoring agencies, broadcasts France Presse. AFP journalists in the region heard several explosions. In a video distributed by Israel's Defense Minister, Israel ...
This has been confirmed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has referred to infrastructure as "the largest Iranian post outside Iran."
Saudi Gazette
AlKhaleej TodayIsrael claims Hezbollah underground base at Ali Al-Taher ridge destroyed
BEIRUT — Israel has claimed that its military has destroyed Hezbollah’s underground infrastructure at a key site in southern Lebanon in an operation that consolidated its so-called security zone.In a joint statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Thursday that Israeli forces would remain on Ali Al-Taher ridge to prevent Hezbollah from re-establishing its presence and rebuilding its capabilitie…
Israel announced it had successfully destroyed key Hezbollah infrastructure and underground tunnels beneath the Al-Aal-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, resulting in an tremor measuring 4.1 magnitude.
Iran has warned the US of this move, and now Israel has not only taken an underground Hezbollah base in southern Lebanon, but has apparently destroyed it, even the US Earthquake Observatory USGS.
Cleveland Jewish News
Jewish News SyndicateLebanon: IDF destroys Hezbollah tunnel network, consolidating security zone
“The State of Israel will continue to defend the northern communities from within Lebanon, and any attempt to harm our citizens and our forces will be met with force," Netanyahu and Katz said.
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