Israeli forces used about 1,100 tonnes of explosives to destroy an underground Hezbollah tunnel complex on the Ali Taher ridge, a strategic high ground overlooking Nabatieh, much of southern Lebanon and northern Israel. Israel framed the strike as a strategic victory and potential turning point; Hezbollah rejects that assessment, saying it does not regard the loss as a battlefield defeat because its tactics have shifted. Since the March outbreak of hostilities, Hezbollah has been unable to hold

Israeli forces used about 1,100 tonnes of explosives to destroy an underground Hezbollah tunnel complex on the Ali Taher ridge, a strategic high ground overlooking Nabatieh, much of southern Lebanon and northern Israel. Israel framed the strike as a strategic victory and potential turning point; Hezbollah rejects that assessment, saying it does not regard the loss as a battlefield defeat because its tactics have shifted. Since the March outbreak of hostilities, Hezbollah has been unable to hold fixed positions under Israeli air superiority and is pursuing a war of attrition aimed at raising the cost of any ground presence. Hezbollah attacks draw Israeli reprisals against populated areas, forcing evacuations, and the situation has escalated over the past two weeks.