Over the past 24 hours, the IDF completed its capture of the Ali Taher ridge, a strategically dominant high ground in southern Lebanon overlooking the city of Nabatieh. Israeli forces now hold the ridge, which the IDF describes as part of the new security buffer zone.
Overnight, the IDF announced the completion of the capture of the Ali Taher ridge, a strategically critical high-ground position in the Nabatieh District of southern Lebanon. The ridge, rising to approximately 697 meters, offers commanding observation over the city of Nabatieh — a former Hezbollah stronghold now largely deserted and destroyed, according to Israeli military assessments.
The capture marks the culmination of weeks of ground operations in the area. As The Zioneer reported over the past fortnight, the IDF initially reached the ridge's outskirts on June 13, then fought a series of close-quarters battles with Hezbollah fighters through June 19. Hezbollah had publicly threatened to confront any further IDF advances at the ridge even as it claimed commitment to a broader ceasefire arrangement. The IDF's current statement confirms full operational control of the feature, which it now includes within a newly delineated security buffer zone inside Lebanese territory.
No specific casualty figures or details of the final clearing operations were released. The ridge's capture provides the IDF with a stable observation and fire-control platform over the Nabatieh area and the approaches to the Litani River, tightening the security perimeter along Israel's northern border.
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