Israeli journalist Yair Goldblatt (Security and Middle East) posted footage showing an explosion at the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon. The cause and timing of the blast are not specified.
Tonight, journalist Yair Goldblatt (Security and Middle East) posted footage showing an explosion at the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon. The timing of the blast is unclear — Goldblatt noted an early sunrise in the area in his post — and the cause has not been specified.
The new footage follows a sequence of reports earlier this evening. At 20:58 Jerusalem, Kan News reported that the IDF was preparing to demolish Hezbollah's terror tunnels in the al-Taher area. Shortly afterward, footage circulating on Israeli Telegram channels appeared to show the destruction of tunnels on the strategic ridge, as The Zioneer reported at the time. Goldblatt's video adds further visual documentation of an explosion at the same location, though it remains unconfirmed whether it captures the same event or a separate blast.
The Ali al-Taher ridge has been a focal point of IDF operations against Hezbollah's underground infrastructure in recent months. The Zioneer has previously reported on the discovery of Hezbollah's primary underground headquarters at the site, as well as multiple rounds of explosions and gunfire in the area dating back to June and July. The ridge has also been the scene of heavy ground fighting and IDF retaliatory strikes following Hezbollah attacks on Israeli forces.
No casualties or damage have been reported from the latest explosion, and the IDF has not commented.
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