US EditionIsrael says it killed Hezbollah’s no. 2 leader in Lebanon airstrike
The strike killed Hezbollah's deputy leader and four operatives, with Lebanon reporting five dead and 28 wounded in Beirut’s southern suburbs, marking a rare attack since last year’s ceasefire.
- On Sunday, Haytham Ali Tabatabai, deputy leader and de facto chief of staff of Hezbollah, was killed alongside four operatives in an Israeli air strike in Beirut's Dahieh suburb.
- Hezbollah veteran Tabatabai had long commanded operations in Syria, led special forces in Syria and Yemen, was designated a 'terrorist' in 2016, and returned to Lebanon after Fuad Shukr's killing, the source said.
- The strike hit an apartment building in Beirut's southern suburbs, killing five people and wounding 28 according to Lebanon's health ministry, while Tabatabai's funeral took on a military character with uniformed pallbearers and Hezbollah supporters chanting.
- Tabatabai's killing raised the prospect of retaliation as the IDF increased alert levels, bolstered air defences, and prepared possible preemptive strikes inside Lebanon.
- The strike ties into broader Iran-aligned networks and UN findings, complicating Lebanon's internal politics as the Lebanese government led by President Joseph Aoun and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam seeks to disarm Hezbollah.
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Hezbollah military chief buried in Beirut after Israeli strike as leadership splits o
As Israeli drones fly over Beirut, terror group buries Haytham Ali Tabatabai, its second-in-command and top military commander; with Naim Qassem absent, group issues no direct threat, urges Beirut to focus on Israel and echoes shifting messages from Iran
Hizbollah buries on Monday outside Beirut to its number two, Haizam Ali Tabatabai, killed on the eve by Israel, in the attack of more entity in a year of ceasefire in Lebanon, which goes through particularly delicate days.
Surgical Strike in Beirut: IDF Takes Out Hezbollah’s Shadow Commander-in-Chief
In a targeted operation that underscores Israel’s unwavering commitment to defending its citizens, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed the elimination of Haytham Ali Tabataba’i, Hezbollah’s de facto chief of staff and a key architect of the terror group’s military operations, in an airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday. The strike, the first of its kind in the Lebanese capital since mid-2025, represents a decisive blow to Hezbol…
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