The second-most senior figure in Hezbollah after secretary general Naim Qassem, Haytham Tabatabai was one of the few senior commanders left in the group. Haytham Tabatabai was reportedly killed in an Israeli strike in Beirut. (File)

Israel-Hezbollah war : In another major jolt to Iran-backed Hezbollah, its de facto chief of staff, Haytham Tabatabai, was reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike inside Beirut. The strike occurred in the densely populated Haret Hreik neighbourhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs, according to media reports.

In a post on X, Israel Defense Forces (IDF), claimed that Haytham Tabatabai, Hezbollah’s Chief of General Staff, was among those killed in the strike. “ELIMINATED: Haytham Ali Tabatabai, Hezbollah’s Chief of General Staff, in the Beirut area. “Tabatabai,

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