IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon (IDF)
The IDF was reportedly ordered to halt offensive operations in southern Lebanon despite surrounding one of Hezbollah’s most important underground command complexes, where around 30 Hezbollah terrorists are believed to be trapped inside a massive Iranian-built bunker beneath the Ali Taher Ridge near Nabatieh.
Israeli forces now control the strategic high ground overlooking Nabatieh and the Tyre Valley—Hezbollah’s two main strongholds in southern Lebanon—placing the terror group’s command centers, weapons depots, and logistics network under direct Israeli fire. Senior military officials reportedly warned that pausing the offensive now could allow the trapped terrorists to escape and squander one of the campaign’s biggest strategic victories. “We must not withdraw from there,” one senior commander said.
The order comes as the Trump administration races to save its fragile Iran diplomacy. The US-Iran negotiations, opening today at the Qatari-owned Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland, are expected to begin with emergency discussions on the escalating Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Israeli officials warn the battlefield, not the negotiating table, is now shaping the future of both the Lebanon ceasefire and the broader regional deal with Iran.
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