A satellite image shows the damage on the Ali Taher hill, Nabatieh, southern Lebanon on March 8, 2026. (Credit: Planet Labs PBC/Document provided via Reuters on Sept. 3, 2026.)
From the start of the battle for Ali Taher to its dramatic end, marked by a huge explosion that destroyed much of the installations and tunnels, a number of accounts have circulated about what really happened on the hill.Some describe it simply as a military battle that unfolded over several weeks. Others suggest there may have been an arrangement, or even a deal, that allowed Iranian officials and members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) to leave the site before Israeli forces entered.There is, so far, no evidence that confirms that such a deal took place. But one question remains: how did a battle that began with Hezbollah vowing not to abandon the hill and to fight to the end conclude with most of those inside, including Iranians, leaving before Israeli forces took control and detonated the site? Read more Ali Taher...
From the start of the battle for Ali Taher to its dramatic end, marked by a huge explosion that destroyed much of the installations and tunnels, a number of accounts have circulated about what really happened on the hill.Some describe it simply as a military battle that unfolded over several weeks. Others suggest there may have been an arrangement, or even a deal, that allowed Iranian officials and members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) to leave the site before Israeli forces entered.There is, so far, no evidence that confirms that such a deal took place. But one question remains: how did a battle that began with Hezbollah vowing not to abandon the hill and to fight to the end conclude with most of those inside, including Iranians, leaving before Israeli forces took control and detonated the site? Read more Ali...
