Israeli strike on Lebanon’s capital Beirut kills Hezbollah official

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Attack, which killed five, is the archetypal to people Beirut since a ceasefire was agreed a twelvemonth ago.

Rescuers hunt  for survivors astatine  the tract  of an Israeli aerial  onslaught  connected  a residential building.

Rescuers hunt for survivors astatine the tract of an Israeli onslaught connected a residential gathering successful Beirut [Ibrahim Amro/AFP]

Published On 24 Nov 2025

Israel has struck Beirut for the archetypal clip since June, successful an onslaught that killed 5 radical and wounded 25, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health.

The Israeli subject said the onslaught connected Sunday killed Hezbollah’s main of staff, Haytham Tabatabai, and warned the Lebanese-based radical against rearming a twelvemonth aft the 2 ended their latest war.

Hezbollah has confirmed Tabatabai’s decease and warned that the onslaught threatened to escalate hostilities arsenic Pope Leo XIV prepares to sojourn Lebanon.

While Sunday’s onslaught was the archetypal to people the capital, Israeli aerial strikes implicit confederate Lebanon person intensified successful caller weeks.

At the aforesaid time, Israel and the United States proceed to unit Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah, which was a information of the ceasefire woody that brought an extremity to the warfare a twelvemonth ago. Israel claims the radical is trying to rebuild its subject capabilities.

The Lebanese authorities has denied those claims. It says troops person been deployed to Hezbollah’s stronghold confederate areas, but that its cash-strapped service requires much resources.

Hezbollah has not attacked Israel since the ceasefire began.

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun condemned the onslaught successful a connection and accused Israel of refusing to uphold its portion of the ceasefire agreement.

He called connected the planetary assemblage to “intervene with spot and seriousness to halt the attacks connected Lebanon and its people”.

Israel’s subject said it remains committed to the “understandings” agreed upon.

Last week, Lebanon’s president said the state is acceptable to participate negotiations with Israel to halt the continuing aerial strikes and retreat from 5 hilltop points that it occupies connected Lebanese territory.

He besides insisted that Lebanon remains committed to disarming each non-state actors successful the country, including Hezbollah.

Israel strikes Lebanon's capital

Security officers stitchery adjacent destroyed vehicles aft the onslaught deed an flat gathering successful Dahiyeh, a confederate suburb of Beirut. [Bilal Hussein/AP Photo]

Israel strikes Lebanon's capital

A damaged car astatine the site. [Wael Hamzeh/EPA]

Israel strikes Lebanon's capital

The onslaught killed 5 radical and wounded 25, Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said. [Ibrahim Amro/AFP]

Israel strikes Lebanon's capital

The Israeli subject said it had killed Hezbollah’s main of staff, Haytham Tabatabai. [Ibrahim Amro/AFP]

People inspect a damaged building, aft  Israeli subject   said connected  Sunday that it struck a militant from the Lebanese Iran-aligned Hezbollah group, successful  Beirut's confederate  suburbs, Lebanon November 23, 2025.

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun condemned the onslaught and accused Israel of refusing to uphold its portion of the ceasefire agreement. [Mohammed Yassin/Reuters]

People stitchery  looking astatine  a residential gathering  pursuing  an Israeli subject   onslaught   successful  the Haret Hreik neighbourhood, of Beirut's confederate  suburbs connected  November 23, 2025.

The onslaught comes a week earlier Pope Leo XIV is scheduled to sojourn Lebanon. [AFP]

Lebanon's National News Agency said 3 missiles were fired astatine the building. [Wael Hamzeh/EPA]

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