According to an Al Jazeera Arabic piece dated 2 November 2026, Israel announced control of Ali al-Taher hill in southern Lebanon, and roughly two months have passed since that announcement. The article assesses that the equation in southern Lebanon has not changed since the announcement. It describes Hezbollah as being struck without responding, and as trying at the same time to rebuild its capabilities. It holds that the Lebanese state is trying to prosecute Hezbollah members through the courts without entering into a confrontation with the group. It also holds that the more intense confrontation between Hezbollah and Israel in Lebanon has not yet begun. These assessments appear in a single article. It is not clear exactly when Israel made its announcement, which party carried out the strikes, or what the basis is for the article's assessment that the more intense confrontation has not begun.