Name: Israel Kills Hezbollah Military Leader in Beirut Strike
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Description: The strike, the first on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital in months, targeted Iran-backed Hezbollah's acting chief of staff, Ali Tabtabai, the military said in a statement.

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BEIRUT/JERUSALEM—Israel killed terrorist group Hezbollah's top military official in an airstrike on a southern suburb of Beirut on Sunday, the Israeli military said, despite a U.S.-brokered truce a year ago.

The strike, the first on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital in months, targeted Iran-backed Hezbollah's acting chief of staff, Ali Tabtabai, the military said in a statement.

There was no immediate confirmation of his killing from Hezbollah, although senior Hezbollah official Mahmoud Qmati confirmed a central figure from the group had been targeted.

Speaking near the bombed-out building in the Haret Hreik suburb, he said Israel's strike crossed a "red line". Qmati said Hezbollah's leadership would decide on whether and how the group would respond.
<h2>5 Dead in Strike</h2>
The United States imposed sanctions on Tabtabai in 2016, identifying him as a key Hezbollah leader and offering a reward of up to $5 million for information on him.

The Israeli military statement said Tabtabai "commanded most of Hezbollah's units and worked hard to restore them to readiness for war with Israel."

Lebanon's health ministry said the strike killed five people and wounded 28 more. It hit a multi-story building, sending debris crashing into cars on the main road below.

People rushed out of their apartment buildings out of fear of further bombardment, a Reuters reporter said.

Following the strike, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged the international community to intervene to halt Israeli attacks.

The November 2024 ceasefire was meant to end a year of fighting between Hezbollah and the Israeli military, triggered by Hezbollah's rocket-fire on Israeli posts a day after the October 7, 2023 attack by its Palestinian ally Hamas.

But Israel has kept up near-daily strikes on Lebanon since the truce, targeting what it says are Hezbollah arms depots, fighters and efforts by the group to rebuild. It has ratcheted up those strikes in recent weeks.

"We will not allow Hezbollah, the terror organization, to recover and rebuild its strength and threaten Israel from anywhere inside of Lebanon," Israeli government spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian told reporters after the strike.

Asked if Israel had notified the United States before carrying out the strike, Bedrosian said Israel makes decisions independently.
<h2>Israel Already Killed Much of Hezbollah's Leadership</h2>
Israel eliminated much of the group's leadership during the year-long war, including its then-leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Israel and Lebanon have traded blame over cease-fire violations since 2024.

Lebanon says Israel's continuing strikes and occupation of five southern posts in Lebanese territories are major breaches. Aoun says he is open to negotiations but has not received a positive response from Israeli officials.

Israel accuses Hezbollah of trying to regroup in the south, and is pressuring Lebanon to be more aggressive in confiscating all unauthorized arms across the country, including Hezbollah's.

Hezbollah has not fired on Israel since the cease-fire started and says it is abiding by it.

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