The IDF claims that it captured the strategic Hezbollah command centre and tunnel network at Ali Al-Taher Hill near the city of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, after nearly 3 months of fighting.

They claim that the site was fully cleared of Hezbollah forces, and that they intend to demolish it in the near future.

The IDF entered the Ali Taher complex more than a week ago. Amit Segal, an Israeli military journalist, even leaked the images but was forced to delete them by the military censorship.

Yesterday, the IDF fully cleared the compound for the first time. Hebrew media outlets already knew this but weren’t allowed to report on it.

So they published a fake report this morning that ‘Iran said it will attack Israel’ if Ali Taher Hill is captured, while fully knowing it was already captured.

Why? To make Iran look weak, very simply. A way to boost Netanyahu’s poll numbers ahead of the election.

This doesn’t mean that the capture of Ali Taher isn’t a strategic loss. It most certainly is. However, the narrative that Iran promised to retaliate is simply fake.

The Iranian Army carried out seemingly preemptive missile and drone attacks on U.S. bases in Kuwait and the UAE today, allegedly targeting satellite communication systems, equipment depots, fighter jet hangars, soldier deployment areas, and radar systems.

Notably, the U.S. did not carry out any retaliatory attack on Iran since Iran's ballistic missile attacks two days ago, yet Iran still chose to attack U.S. military infrastructure today.

The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that during the day, Geran-4 jet-drones struck a dry cargo ship and a container vessel in the western Black Sea, which they allege were transporting military equipment, including weapons and ammunition.

Due to the massively increased usage of Geran-4 jet-drones by Russia, the Ukrainian government has announced new changes to it's air raid alert system aimed at alleviating pressure on the economy and day-to-day life.

The new alerts, which were previously just one category, will be split into "yellow" and "red" alerts. This is designed to reduce disruptions in the face of significantly increased air raid alerts.

Yellow alerts are announced when there is a threat of drones. During a yellow alert, businesses may continue functioning, but must maintain the required safety measures. Previously, they were unable to function during any air raid alert.

Red alerts are announced when there is a threat of missiles and glide-bomb attacks, and will be treated the same as the previous general air raid alerts, meaning all businesses will be required to evacuate its employees to shelters, and general work will have to be put on hold.

Additionally, key transport infrastructure like the Kyiv Metro and buses will now be able to continue working under Yellow alerts. There is also set to be an adjustment of the curfew from 12am-5am to 1am-5am.

I wonder what the Z-copers will say when this turns out to be false (again)?

22 km by control zone.
12 km by grey-zone.

Logistics is a real issue for Ukraine here, and the situation remains critical, but there is no encirclement.

Suriyak shows about 16 km between the two flanks before the pocket closes, and a similar grey-zone to me.

Interesting patch combo...