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Hezbollah lawmaker says Israeli control of Ali al-Taher hill is not a military disaster

From Naharnet · () English

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  • Hezbollah MP Ihab Hamadeh questioned Israel’s claim to control Ali al-Taher hill, saying its forces had not demonstrated a ground capture.
  • He said Israel had not released images confirming the capture or the weapons it cited, while claiming that fighters had been killed or had fled.
  • Hamadeh said the position was not a military disaster for Hezbollah and accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of presenting it as an election issue.

Hezbollah lawmaker Ihab Hamadeh says Israel’s claim to control Ali al-Taher hill remains unclear. In the Iran-backed group’s first response to Israel’s overnight announcement, he questioned whether Israeli forces had actually taken the position on the ground.

There is still ambiguity surrounding the reality of Israel’s control over the Ali al-Taher hill.

· Ihab HamadehThe Hezbollah MP questioned Israel’s announcement about the hill.

“How can the Israeli enemy claim to control the Ali al-Taher hill when it continues to bombard and raid it relentlessly, knowing that it controls it from the air or by surrounding it geographically from all sides, without its forces being able to enter the facility or gain control of it on the ground,” Hamadeh told Russia’s Sputnik radio.

How can the Israeli enemy claim to control the Ali al-Taher hill when it continues to bombard and raid it relentlessly, knowing that it controls it from the air or by surrounding it geographically from all sides, without its forces being able to enter the facility or gain control of it on the ground?

· Ihab HamadehHamadeh challenged the claim that Israel had secured a ground takeover.

He said Israel had not released images confirming the capture of Ali al-Taher or the logistical weapons it mentioned. At the same time, he noted, Israel claimed to have killed large numbers of fighters and caused others to flee.

Israel is trying to portray Ali al-Taher Hill as Hezbollah’s last stronghold so that Netanyahu can exploit it as an election card.

· Ihab HamadehHe accused Israel and Netanyahu of using the hill for political purposes.

Hamadeh argued that Israel was trying to portray Ali al-Taher as Hezbollah’s last stronghold so Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could use it as an election issue. He said the hill, like other locations in southern Lebanon, had sacred and existential value, but that Israeli control did not represent a military disaster or the end of the conflict. He also praised what he called an “epic stand” by the resistance at Ali al-Taher.

Israeli control of it is not a disaster in military terms, nor is it the end of the road, especially since the resistance put up an epic stand in Ali al-Taher.

· Ihab HamadehHamadeh downplayed the military significance of the reported Israeli control.
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Originally published by Naharnet in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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