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Israel says it cleared Hezbollah tunnels under Lebanon ridge, releases five detainees

Israel cleared Hezbollah fighters from Lebanon ridge tunnels and released five detainees.

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on 2026-09-04 that the Israeli military completed clearing Hezbollah fighters from tunnels under the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon. [1] Iran warned the United States via Oman that it would respond forcefully to an Israeli offensive on the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon where Iranian military personnel are positioned with Hezbollah fighters, according to three officials briefed on the message who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity. [2] The IDF announced on September 3, 2026, that it had completed the clearance of two Hezbollah underground infrastructures on the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon. [3] Israel released five Lebanese detainees on 2026-09-04 via the International Committee of the Red Cross as part of confidence-building measures agreed in U.S.-brokered talks between Lebanon and Israel. [4] The Israeli military said on 2026-09-03 that it had operational control of the Ali al-Taher ridge and that some Hezbollah fighters had been 'eliminated' while others fled. [5] Hezbollah's media office told Reuters it was a 'natural conclusion' that Iran would have sent such a warning about the ridge, and that Iran considers any Israeli move on the ground in southern Lebanon a major violation of the Islamabad Agreement, a June 2026 US-Iran memorandum of understanding that included a Lebanon ceasefire. [6] Two regional officials said Iran's warning message was delivered through Oman and that over a dozen members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), including at least two senior officers, were with Hezbollah fighters at Ali al-Taher. [7]
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  1. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on 2026-09-04 that the Israeli military completed clearing Hezbollah fighters from tunnels under the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon. · AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
  2. Iran warned the United States via Oman that it would respond forcefully to an Israeli offensive on the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon where Iranian military personnel are positioned with Hezbollah fighters, according to three officials briefed on the message who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity. · The Jerusalem Post
  3. The IDF announced on September 3, 2026, that it had completed the clearance of two Hezbollah underground infrastructures on the Ali al-Taher ridge in southern Lebanon. · The Jerusalem Post
  4. Israel released five Lebanese detainees on 2026-09-04 via the International Committee of the Red Cross as part of confidence-building measures agreed in U.S.-brokered talks between Lebanon and Israel. · AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
  5. The Israeli military said on 2026-09-03 that it had operational control of the Ali al-Taher ridge and that some Hezbollah fighters had been 'eliminated' while others fled. · AL-MONITOR: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012
  6. Hezbollah's media office told Reuters it was a 'natural conclusion' that Iran would have sent such a warning about the ridge, and that Iran considers any Israeli move on the ground in southern Lebanon a major violation of the Islamabad Agreement, a June 2026 US-Iran memorandum of understanding that included a Lebanon ceasefire. · The Jerusalem Post
  7. Two regional officials said Iran's warning message was delivered through Oman and that over a dozen members of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), including at least two senior officers, were with Hezbollah fighters at Ali al-Taher. · The Jerusalem Post
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