Overview
- Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported five people killed and about 28 wounded after a precision strike hit an apartment building in Beirut’s Haret Hreik district.
- The Israeli military said it eliminated Haytham Ali Tabatabai, described as Hezbollah’s chief of staff, though Hezbollah has not confirmed his death.
- Hezbollah official Mahmoud Qomati called the attack a new red line and said the group’s leadership will decide on a response.
- U.S. officials said Washington was told after the strike rather than in advance, as Israeli spokespeople emphasized that Israel acts independently.
- Israel framed the strike as preventing Hezbollah’s rearmament despite the 2024 ceasefire, while Lebanon’s president condemned the attack and urged international intervention.