(TNS) Israel said it killed Hezbollah’s military chief in a rare airstrike on Beirut as an almost year-old ceasefire deal with the Lebanese government wavers.

The Israeli army said the attack on Dahieh, on the southern outskirts of the capital, killed Hezbollah chief of general staff Abu Ali Al-Tabtabai, the militant group’s No. 2 after Secretary-General Naim Qassem.

He was “part of Hezbollah’s senior leadership and, due to his connections and abilities, served as a significant source of knowledge and influence within Hezbollah,” the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.

The daylight attack on Dahieh, on the southern outskirts of the capital, was the first of its kind in months and left five people dead and 28 injured, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. It was ordered, accordi

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