A massive explosion at the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon destroyed the Imad-4 missile city Thursday evening, according to reports. Security camera footage showed homes shaking from the blast. The cause has not been officially confirmed.
Reports have now confirmed that the massive explosion at the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon destroyed the Imad-4 missile city Thursday evening. The facility — a deeply buried complex that served as a command and rocket storage site for Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — was leveled in a blast that shook homes, as seen in security camera footage.
The destruction follows a sequence of events Thursday night. At 21:29 Jerusalem time, the IDF announced it had destroyed a two-kilometer Hezbollah tunnel compound on the same ridge, containing command rooms, living quarters, and dozens of rockets and missiles. Simultaneously, massive explosions were heard across northern Israel, attributed to the destruction of an Iranian-linked underground project. At 22:02, Lebanese channels reported that the blast registered as a magnitude 4.1 earthquake, as The Zioneer reported at that time.
The Ali al-Taher ridge has been a focal point of Israeli operations in recent months. As The Zioneer reported in August, the IDF captured the ridge as part of an ongoing campaign to dismantle Hezbollah's underground infrastructure in southern Lebanon. In late July, the IDF destroyed a major tunnel route on the ridge. The Imad-4 missile city served as the headquarters for Hezbollah's Badr Unit and an artillery command node. Its destruction is consistent with the IDF's stated policy of maintaining operational freedom to strike Hezbollah military targets in southern Lebanon despite the June ceasefire.
No casualties have been reported, and the full extent of the damage to the Imad-4 site remains unclear. The cause of the explosion has not been officially confirmed, and no group has claimed responsibility.
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- StrongExplosions and fire seen at Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon
- StrongIsraeli journalist shares footage of explosion at Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon
- DevelopingLebanese channels report magnitude 4.1 earthquake from explosion at Ali al-Taher ridge
- StrongIDF fires flares and heavy artillery at Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon
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