Israel preparing to seize Ali al-Tahr Ridge in S. Lebanon; awaiting US approval

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

A senior Lebanese security official told Al-Jumhouriya that Israel is preparing to seize the Ali al-Tahr Ridge in southern Lebanon and is awaiting U.S. approval. Washington told Beirut it cannot fully prevent an Israeli operation but asked that it be surgical, with minimal explosions and civilian harm, to avoid breaching the framework agreement. Separately, a Lebanese political source told Al-Sharq Al-Awsat that Hezbollah's full withdrawal from the Ali al-Tahr hills is the required path to kee