The IDF says Egoz commandos spotted a Hezbollah operative emerging from a tunnel shaft on the Ali Taher ridge in southern Lebanon's security zone. The air force struck and killed the operative, who was identified as an immediate threat. The military adds that some 30 Hezbollah operatives remain trapped in the underground complex beneath the ridge, and troops will prevent them from exiting.
The Egoz Commando Unit identified a Hezbollah operative emerging from a tunnel shaft on the Ali Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, the IDF said Thursday evening. The Israeli Air Force struck the target, killing the operative, who the military said posed an immediate threat to troops operating in the area.
The IDF added that approximately 30 Hezbollah operatives remain trapped in the underground complex beneath the ridge, and that forces will not allow them to exit the tunnel network or move in the area. The military said it continues to operate at the ridge, which sits inside the IDF's security zone in southern Lebanon.
The incident comes amid a standing standoff at the Ali Taher ridge, where the IDF has been preventing Hezbollah operatives from emerging from a subterranean complex since the military captured the area in June. As The Zioneer reported earlier Thursday, troops had already killed a terrorist exiting the tunnel earlier in the day. The broader operation at the ridge has involved multiple deadly engagements, including the loss of four IDF soldiers in a tunnel ambush on June 19, which the IDF attributed to Hezbollah operatives using the underground network. The military has since maintained control of the ridge and the tunnel entrances, trapping dozens of operatives below.
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