Lebanese sources report that Israeli forces struck the Ali Taher ridge in southern Lebanon early Saturday, killing at least five people, according to Israeli journalist Assaf Rosenthal. A separate field report describes overnight clashes and strikes on the ridge, where Hezbollah reportedly maintains a major underground base. Casualty figures and combatant status remain unverified.
Lebanese sources claim Israeli forces struck the Ali Taher ridge in southern Lebanon early Saturday, with at least five fatalities reported, according to Israeli journalist Assaf Rosenthal's channel. A separate field report from the same channel describes overnight clashes and strikes on the ridge, which it describes as a key Hezbollah underground base that the IDF has been attempting to seize in recent days.
The incident follows The Zioneer's reporting from earlier Saturday (01:54 Jerusalem), which described close-quarters combat between IDF ground troops and Hezbollah operatives on the same ridge. That report, based on a field source, noted the sounds of fighting at Ali Taher but provided no casualty figures. The new claims provide additional detail on the scale of the strike and the nature of Hezbollah's presence on the ridge, though the casualty count and combatant-versus-civilian status remain unverified and sourced to a single Lebanese outlet via one journalist. The IDF has not commented on the reported strike.
3 developments
- StrongIDF ground troops battle Hezbollah at Ali Taher ridge, southern Lebanon
- StrongLebanese reports: IDF strikes southern Lebanon, at least five killed
- DevelopingOfficial Lebanese media: 4 killed in Israeli strike on southern Lebanon village
- DevelopingIDF strikes ridge in southern Lebanon with at least seven airstrikes
Source and signal
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