Overview
- Hezbollah confirmed that high-ranking commander Haysam Ali Tabtabai, also known as Abu Ali, was killed in the targeted strike in Beirut’s southern suburb of Harat Hreik.
- Lebanon’s health emergency center reported five people killed and 28 wounded after the strike on an apartment in a residential building.
- Israel said the operation sought to eliminate Hezbollah’s chief of staff who it claims oversaw the group’s rearmament and force build‑up.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed to continue a policy of maximum pressure in Lebanon and to act decisively against perceived threats to northern Israel.
- Axios reported that Washington was not notified in advance of the Beirut strike, while Al Hadath said Hamas told U.S. envoys the Gaza ceasefire has expired and fighters are prepared to resume hostilities.