Israel kills senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Hezbollah is among the Iran-backed forces opposing Israel's regional dominance.
51% : Tabatabai joined Hezbollah as a teenager after its formation during Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon.
50% : He was one of the few long-serving commanders to survive Israel's targeted-killing campaign last year.
44% : Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the strike, calling it part of Israel's ongoing efforts to destroy the group, which it accuses of terrorism.
42% : " Netanyahu claimed Tabatabai had been overseeing Hezbollah's rearmament efforts as the organization worked to rebuild its capabilities following a string of setbacks by Israel, including the detonation of booby-trapped pagers last year that Israeli intelligence previously infiltrated into the movement's supply channels.
34% : Both Hezbollah and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed his death.

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