Hezbollah confirms Israeli strike on Beirut killed senior leader | The National

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : "Israel is determined to act to achieve its objectives everywhere and at all times," the office said.
53% : Last year, Lebanon and Israel agreed to a US and French-brokered ceasefire.
48% : Under the terms, Hezbollah and Israeli forces were required to withdraw from southern Lebanon, where UN peacekeepers were deployed alongside the Lebanese army to help dismantle Hezbollah infrastructure.
45% : But despite the truce almost a year ago, Israel has continued to attack southern Lebanon relentlessly and occupy five points of Lebanese territory.
44% : The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the attack on the recommendation of Defence Minister Israel Katz and army chief Lt Gen Eyal Zamir.
37% : Mr Tabatabai was deputy to Hezbollah secretary-general Naim Qassem and is the most senior Hezbollah commander killed by Israel since the November 2024 ceasefire between the two sides came into force.
29% : Israel has repeatedly threatened to escalate attacks on Lebanon amid its criticism of the government in Beirut for taking too long to disarm Hezbollah.

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