Conflict & Security
Iran denies Iranian personnel held in Ali Taher tunnels as Israel vows to hold the heights
September 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM · Updated 32d ago
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MAMasrawy
نتنياهو يوجّه تحذير شديد اللهجة إلى أعداء إسرائيل | مصراوي
(opens the publisher’s site)SNSky News Arabia
نتنياهو: دمرنا أكبر معاقل حزب الله في علي الطاهر وقلعة شقيف
(opens the publisher’s site)SNSky News Arabia
إيران تعلق على "احتجاز عناصر لها" في أنفاق علي الطاهر
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
كاتس يتوعد بالسيطرة على مرتفعات علي الطاهر وسط حديث عن انسحاب محدود
(opens the publisher’s site)Iran's Revolutionary Guard has denied claims that Iranian elements were detained in tunnels seized by Israel in southern Lebanon, while Israel says it will keep its presence in the area.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guard called claims that Iranian personnel were held inside the Ali Taher tunnels "baseless," saying the two tunnels held 48 Hezbollah fighters, eight of them killed.
- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the army will not withdraw from the heights, which he called part of a 700-square-kilometer security zone, until Hezbollah disarms throughout Lebanon.
- Israel's public broadcaster said the army made a limited withdrawal from the heights to Qal'at al-Shuqif after destroying a Hezbollah tunnel network, with one brigade expected to be pulled.
- Israeli warplanes and artillery struck towns in Lebanon's Nabatieh district on Sunday, hitting Kafr Tibnit and Zawtar al-Sharqiya.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his forces destroyed Hezbollah's strongholds in the Ali al-Taher heights and Shaqif Castle, vowing harsher strikes if Israel is attacked.