A man standing on a floor of a building targeted by an Israeli airstrike on Nov. 24, 2025, the day after the attack that killed Hezbollah's military chief, Haytham Tabataba'i, in Beirut's southern suburbs. (Credit: Mohammad Yassin/L'Orient-Le Jour)
On Sunday, Nov. 23, at around 2:45 p.m., the first news alerts flashed on screens: an Israeli airstrike had hit Beirut’s southern suburbs — the first such strike since last June. Two floors of a residential building in the Haret Hreik neighborhood were struck. Soon after, the Israeli military announced its target: Haytham Ali Tabataba'i, Hezbollah’s military chief and a leading figure in its hardline wing.According to the Israeli account, he was Hezbollah's “chief of staff” and “oversaw the movement’s reconstruction efforts, supervised most of its units and worked on their rehabilitation in anticipation of a confrontation with Israel,” Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesman, said.Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported five people killed and 28 wounded. Hours after the strike, Hezbollah confirmed the death of its...
On Sunday, Nov. 23, at around 2:45 p.m., the first news alerts flashed on screens: an Israeli airstrike had hit Beirut’s southern suburbs — the first such strike since last June. Two floors of a residential building in the Haret Hreik neighborhood were struck. Soon after, the Israeli military announced its target: Haytham Ali Tabataba'i, Hezbollah’s military chief and a leading figure in its hardline wing.According to the Israeli account, he was Hezbollah's “chief of staff” and “oversaw the movement’s reconstruction efforts, supervised most of its units and worked on their rehabilitation in anticipation of a confrontation with Israel,” Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesman, said.Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported five people killed and 28 wounded. Hours after the strike, Hezbollah...
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