The Reason Behind Hezbollah's Insistence on Keeping a Hill

The Reason Behind Hezbollah's Insistence on Keeping a Hill 🔹Pressures for Hezbollah to withdraw from the Ali al-Tahir heights have increased; however, this movement believes that handing over this position to the Lebanese army will become a pattern that may bring the entire south of Lebanon under Israeli control. 🔹Hezbollah is convinced that if Ali al-Tahir is ultimately to be lost, it should not happen through a voluntary retreat. From this group’s perspective, if its forces withdraw from the area without receiving specific guarantees, Israel will not only not withdraw its threats but will likely repeat it as a successful method to achieve its goals in other areas as well. 🔹Israeli military movements in southern Lebanon have also intensified these concerns. From Hezbollah’s perspective, Israel's goal is not merely to eliminate a "local threat" in Ali al-Tahir, and Hezbollah believes that Israel is seeking to create an operational route towards Nabatiyeh, the al-Tuffah area, and the Jabal al-Rihan region. 🔗Read the full report here.