Hezbollah chief of staff killed in Beirut airstrike, Israeli military says

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Source: theguardian.com
Hezbollah chief of staff killed in Beirut airstrike, Israeli military says

Militant group confirms Haytham Ali Tabatabai was killed in attack that dramatically escalates tensions in the region

Israel targeted one of Hezbollah’s most senior military commanders in an airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, dramatically escalating tensions with the group almost exactly a year after a ceasefire ended 14 months of clashes.

The Israeli military said several hours after the attack that Haytham Ali Tabatabai, Hezbollah’s chief of staff, was killed in the strike in Lebanese capital.

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