Israeli forces maintain control over a fortified underground compound that served as Hezbollah's southern front command center, from which it directed operations including fire on northern Israeli communities, according to reports Saturday night. Dozens of Hezbollah operatives remain trapped inside the site on the Ali Taher ridge, with IDF forces holding the surrounding areas of Tebnin and the Nabatieh heights.
The battle for Hezbollah's underground command-and-control bunkers in southern Lebanon has reached a decisive phase, with Israeli forces now holding the fortified compound on the Ali Taher ridge that served as the southern front headquarters for decades, according to military sources cited Saturday night.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Saturday (19:38 Jerusalem), IDF troops entered and took operational control of the Iranian-built subterranean nerve center. The new account adds detail about the compound's role: It was from this bunker that Hezbollah directed all operational activity against Israel, including the ongoing rocket and mortar fire targeting northern Israeli communities. Dozens of Hezbollah operatives remain trapped inside.
The IDF also holds the surrounding strategic terrain — the Ali Taher ridge, the Tebnin area, and the Nabatieh heights — effectively cutting off the bunker from reinforcement routes. The closed battle space has prevented Hezbollah from extracting personnel or command equipment.
A separate SAME-THREAD article at 21:42 Saturday noted that IDF troops surrounded dozens of operatives in a kilometer-long tunnel near Tebnit. The current report places the focus on the Ali Taher compound itself. The military assesses that the loss of this command center severely degrades Hezbollah's ability to coordinate front-line operations, including the launch and targeting of anti-tank guided missiles, rockets, and drones.
What remains unverified: whether senior Hezbollah field commanders are among those trapped, and whether the trapped operatives have surrendered or are attempting to resist underground.
2 developments
- ConfirmedIDF says slain tank crew was seizing Hezbollah's main underground HQ on Ali Taher ridge
- StrongIDF ground troops battle Hezbollah at Ali Taher ridge, southern Lebanon
- DevelopingIran pushing for ceasefire to stall IDF operations on Ali Taher ridge, per analyst
- StrongAnalyst warns renewed IDF push at Ali al-Taher ridge tonight amid strategic Hezbollah base
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