Conflict & Security
Israel demolishes Hezbollah tunnel complex in southern Lebanon, redeploys while vowing fire control
September 11, 2026 at 08:58 AM · Updated 35d ago
Coverage
44 reports · 41 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 778 hours
Israel has announced its forces pulled back from the Ali al-Taher heights in southern Lebanon after destroying a Hezbollah tunnel complex, vowing to keep fire control over the area.
- The Israeli military said its forces withdrew from the Ali al-Taher heights and repositioned to rear lines in the Shaqif area.
- Israel said it used more than 1,100 tons of explosives to demolish the tunnel network, causing a 4.1-magnitude tremor in southern Lebanon, according to the US Geological Survey.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement that the army had destroyed the underground infrastructure, completing the organization of Israel's security zone in southern Lebanon.
- Israel said its forces will maintain fire control over the heights and strike any Hezbollah attempt to return to the area.
Latest developments
- Sep 11 — The tunnel and infrastructure network spanned over two kilometers, and the blast was detected by Lebanon's National Center for Geophysics.
- Sep 11 — The withdrawal came hours after the explosion, amid ongoing diplomatic efforts over security arrangements in southern Lebanon.
- Sep 11 — Lebanon's health ministry has said the death toll from Israeli strikes since October 8, 2023 has risen to 8,950 martyrs and 30,642 wounded.
- Sep 11 — Israeli forces have demolished a school in Mansouri during continued assaults on southern Lebanon.



































