The IDF Chief of Staff, visiting the 36th Division, confirmed that Israeli forces destroyed underground terrorist infrastructure in the Ali Taher ridge overnight. He warned that any attack on northern communities or on forces protecting them will be met with an immediate and forceful response.
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi confirmed today during a visit to the 36th Division that Israeli forces had destroyed underground terrorist infrastructure in the Ali Taher ridge overnight. He warned that any attack on northern communities or on forces protecting them would be met with an immediate and forceful response.
Earlier this morning, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz announced that the IDF had completed the destruction of a strategic Hezbollah facility on the ridge, describing it as an underground infrastructure built over two decades with Iranian funding, designed as a staging base for the conquest of the Galilee. Shortly after the political announcement, an Israeli source told Sky News Arabic that the IDF detonated Hezbollah's main underground command center on the ridge while approximately 50 operatives were inside, most of whom were killed. The source stated that Israel has no intention of withdrawing from the ridge and will redeploy forces to prevent any approach to the area, and denied any Iranian presence at the site.
The Chief of Staff's confirmation today marks the first official military acknowledgment of the operation, following the political announcement and the source-based details. His warning of a forceful response to any attack on northern communities or defending forces underscores the IDF's posture on the northern front.
It remains unconfirmed by official Israeli military channels how many operatives were killed in the destruction, with the figure of 50 coming from an unnamed source. The denial of any Iranian presence at the site has not been independently corroborated.
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