Overview
- Israeli officials announced on Sept. 10 that forces demolished a multi-kilometre Hezbollah tunnel complex beneath the Ali al-Taher ridge and that detonations registered as a 4.1 magnitude tremor, with videos and local reports describing large explosions.
- The military said it used roughly 1,000–1,100 tonnes of explosives to destroy more than two kilometres of tunnels that contained Iranian-made rockets, missiles, drones, anti-tank weapons, mines and a command centre linked to Hezbollah’s Badr unit.
- Leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said the demolition completes Israeli operational control of the ridge and that troops will remain in the area to prevent Hezbollah from re-establishing positions.
- Independent, on-the-ground verification of some claims is limited and Hezbollah had not issued an immediate public confirmation or full rebuttal in the reports surveyed, so many operational details currently rest on Israeli military accounts.
- The strike deepens diplomatic and regional risks by complicating a stalled U.S.-brokered framework linking Israeli withdrawal to Lebanese disarmament, and it raises the prospect of further escalation that observers say could affect talks planned later this month.