IDF Arabic spokesperson Capt. Ella said Friday evening that the entire Ali al-Taher ridge is under full Israeli control — the strategic height Hezbollah called an 'impregnable fortress'. The statement frames the operation as a decisive change in the security equation, telling Hezbollah operatives that their underground tunnels are now traversed by Israeli soldiers.
The IDF's Arabic spokesperson, Captain Ella, issued a firmly-worded statement Friday evening declaring the complete capture of the Ali al-Taher ridge — a strategic height overlooking the Nabatieh area that Hezbollah had long presented as an invulnerable stronghold.
In her address, Ella said the 'equation has changed,' directly addressing Hezbollah operatives: 'The ridge where you hid is now under full control of our forces.' She described IDF soldiers moving above the tunnel networks Hezbollah built, asserting that the 'impregnable fortress' collapsed within days.
The statement comes after days of intense fighting along the ridge — as The Zioneer has reported, the IDF earlier said it trapped Hezbollah operatives in an underground compound there, a claim the terror group denied. The IDF chief of staff described the area on Sunday as a 'twenty-year underground fortress' and said a senior Hezbollah command echelon had been thwarted.
The spokesperson framed the operation as imposing a 'new security reality that sets a limit to Hezbollah's influence' in the strategic zone.
3 developments
- DevelopingHezbollah says committed to ceasefire but will confront IDF advances at Ali al-Taher ridge
- StrongAnalyst warns renewed IDF push at Ali al-Taher ridge tonight amid strategic Hezbollah base
- StrongAl Jazeera confirms IDF maneuvering forces advancing toward Ali al-Taher ridge
- ConfirmedHezbollah denies IDF claims of surrounding its fighters at Ali al-Taher ridge
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