Israeli troops take a break as they prepare to enter south Lebanon, in Rosh HaNikra, northern Israel bordering Lebanon on Sept. 4, 2026. (Photo by Jalaa Marey / AFP)
The lies must be laid bare so the facts can be called by their true name.The fact is that Ali Taher hill was not “evacuated.” It was not abandoned because it had ostensibly lost its military significance. Nor was this part of some purported tactical maneuver — one so brilliant that only Hezbollah’s propagandists could fathom. The fact is that Ali Taher fell. The fact is that Israel took control of it, both above and below ground. And if Hezbollah — which normally denies even the undeniable — is not disputing that this actually happened, it is because even lies sometimes have their limits.But the fall of this hill is more than another defeat. It marks a far more troubling stage in the so-called “support wars”: one in which Hezbollah preferred to see a Lebanese site fall into Israeli hands.During negotiations, Hezbollah was given another...
The lies must be laid bare so the facts can be called by their true name.The fact is that Ali Taher hill was not “evacuated.” It was not abandoned because it had ostensibly lost its military significance. Nor was this part of some purported tactical maneuver — one so brilliant that only Hezbollah’s propagandists could fathom. The fact is that Ali Taher fell. The fact is that Israel took control of it, both above and below ground. And if Hezbollah — which normally denies even the undeniable — is not disputing that this actually happened, it is because even lies sometimes have their limits.But the fall of this hill is more than another defeat. It marks a far more troubling stage in the so-called “support wars”: one in which Hezbollah preferred to see a Lebanese site fall into Israeli hands.During negotiations, Hezbollah...
