This special report covers an Israeli airstrike targeting Hezbollah’s chief of staff, Haitham Ali Tabatabai, deep inside Lebanon’s capital, Beirut. The strike hit the Dahiya area, a known Hezbollah stronghold, though it is yet to be confirmed whether Tabatabai is alive or dead. According to India Today’s Ashutosh Mishra, ‘Israel claims they have eliminated top Hezbollah commander-in-chief of staff, Haitham Ali Tabatbai’. The report notes that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave permission for the operation, which follows the earlier eliminations of other senior Hezbollah commanders, Fawad Shuker and Ibrahim Aqeel. The correspondent highlights that this precision strike occurred in an unprecedented situation following a prior ceasefire.
