Current sectionMiddle East NewsLebanon News Earlier this week, Iran reportedly warned the United States that it would respond ‌forcefully to an Israeli offensive on the mountainous Ali Taher ridge in southern Lebanon, where Iranian military personnel are holed up alongside Hezbollah fightersShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeYaniv Kubovichand ReutersSeptember 03, 2026The Israeli military said on Thursday that it took over the strategic Ali Taher Ridge in southern Lebanon, where Iranian army personnel were reportedly holed up alongside Hezbollah fighters in what the IDF says are large underground command-and-control centers.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Middle EastLebanonIDFIranIran Revolutionary GuardsIsrael - U.S.Israel - IranHezbollahCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahu October 7Settlement Sanctions Israel-U.K.EisenkotJD VanceBen-GvirGazaIsrael ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastJohn Malkovich Cancels Israel Performance Over Quotes Falsely Attributed to HimTrump: Iran War Will End 'Immediately' After the U.S. Midterm ElectionDenisovan Culture Revealed in Bat Cave in ChinaU.S. Jewish Umbrella Group Condemns Import Ban on Goods From Israeli SettlementsEarliest Known Drug Use and Its Consequences Discovered in IndonesiaRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMINetanyahu Got an Explicit Warning Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Security ChiefsThink Bibi Is Bad? Meet Sara NetanyahuIMDb Replaces the Name Israel With 'The Occupied Palestinian Territories'Netanyahu Was Warned About October 7. Will Haaretz's Exposé Change Anything?Water Crisis Triggered by Gaza's Ruin: Israel Is Paying the Price of DestructionNetanyahu Says He Will Sue Haaretz Following Oct. 7 ExposéMore Stories to Explore