The IDF reports that its troops fired at four Hezbollah operatives who crossed into the Security Zone near the Ali al-Taher ridge for a second time Tuesday afternoon, riding a bulldozer and a motorcycle under civilian cover. Warning shots were ignored, and after the operatives continued advancing, troops opened fire again, hitting the target. The military says the incident is an example of Hezbollah using civilian guise for terror activity.
The IDF said Tuesday that its troops opened fire a second time at four Hezbollah operatives who crossed the Security Zone boundary near the Ali al-Taher ridge — an incident the military described as a 'second crossing' in the afternoon. The operatives, riding a bulldozer and a motorcycle in civilian attire, ignored warning shots and continued advancing, prompting soldiers to fire again and identify a hit. No Israeli casualties were reported.
The incident follows an earlier encounter at the same ridge, first reported by The Zioneer at 16:15, in which the IDF said it struck an armed cell posing an 'immediate threat' to soldiers. In that first report, the IDF confirmed it had targeted operatives near the Ali al-Taher ridge. The sequence of crossings — initially reported at 13:14 as a strike on an armed cell, then a specific hit on a bulldozer-and-motorcycle cell at 13:14, and now a second fire exchange — suggests a pattern of repeated attempts by Hezbollah to probe the Security Zone perimeter, each time using civilian cover.
As The Zioneer has reported since June 15, the Ali al-Taher ridge has been a focal point of friction: Hezbollah claimed anti-tank missile fire at IDF tanks in the area on June 19 and denied IDF reports of encirclement of its fighters on June 20. The ridge sits atop a strategic underground nerve center that the IDF says it controls.
It remains unclear how many Hezbollah operatives were struck in the second fire exchange, and whether any were killed or wounded. The IDF has not released further details on the operatives' fate or on their equipment.
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