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| The Secret Operation that Destroyed Hezbollah's Crown Jewel |
| 2026-09-18 |
| By Noam Amir [C14News] For 20 years, Hezbollah transformed the Ali Taher Ridge into a vast underground fortress used to plan attacks on Israel. New details reveal how a months-long IDF operation of deception, encirclement and close combat culminated in the massive blast that brought it down. The Ali Taher Ridge, the most fortified, strategic, and significant target Hezbollah built in southern Lebanon over the past twenty years, no longer exists. The IDF destroyed the terror organization’s underground “terror city” down to the dust after months of grueling combat against guerrilla cells and suicide drones deployed to defend Hezbollah’s last major stronghold in the area. For two decades, Hezbollah worked to transform the ridge into a fortified underground city. From this complex, the terrorist organization planned attacks against Israel, including major raids that were ultimately never carried out, as well as operations against IDF forces since Oct. 8. The ridge’s immense strategic importance stemmed from its geography and topography. Stretching approximately 10 kilometers, it is located southeast of the city of Nabatieh and north of the Litani River, just 15 kilometers from the Israeli border as the crow flies. Its peaks rise to approximately 697 meters above sea level, while the mountainous terrain—made up of rock, limestone, cliffs and forested areas—provided terrorists with commanding positions and natural concealment. New details released by the IDF reveal that the operation was less a frontal assault than a slowly tightening noose. Small commando teams moved covertly through the dense terrain surrounding the ridge, gradually destroying Hezbollah’s surveillance cameras, explosives and logistical positions without the terrorists fully realizing how close Israeli forces had come. Egoz soldiers then spent hours concealed in the brush intercepting supplies bound for the underground complex—including food, water, fuel, batteries and even cigarettes—while preventing supply drones from reaching the tunnel entrances. As the encirclement tightened and supplies dwindled, some Hezbollah terrorists attempted to flee the tunnels, only to emerge toward Israeli forces waiting outside. More at the link |
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