November 2025 Israeli attack in Beirut

November 2025 Israeli attack in Beirut
Part of Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
Haret Hreik Location within Lebanon
Location	33°51′16″N35°30′42″E / 33.85444°N 35.51167°E / 33.85444; 35.51167 Haret Hreik, Dahieh, Lebanon
Date	23 November 2025
Target	Haytham Ali Tabatabai
Deaths	5 [1]
Injured	28 [2]
Perpetrator	Israel [1]

On 23 November 2025, Israel carried out an airstrike against a building in Beirut, Lebanon, killing Hezbollah commander and chief of staff Haytham Ali Tabatabai and four Hezbollah militants, and injuring 28 others. ^[2]

Events

Israel carried out an airstrike on a building in the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah's commander and chief of staff Haytham Ali Tabatabai. Five people were killed and 25 were injured. ^[3] In addition to Tabatabai, Hezbollah identified the four other killed militants as Qassem Hussein Barjawi, Mustafa Assad Barru, Rafaat Ahmad Hussein, and Ibrahim Ali Hussein. ^{[1] [4]}

Aftermath

In a televised speech on 28 November, Naim Qassem, the secretary general of Hezbollah since October 2024, declared that the killing of Haytham Ali Tabatabai a "blatant aggression and a heinous crime" and stated that Hezbollah has "the right to respond, and we will determine the timing for that." ^[5]

See also

• 2025 Sidon airstrike

References

1. "Israel says it killed a senior Hezbollah official in first strike on Beirut in months". Associated Press. 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
2. Burke, Jason (23 November 2025). "Hezbollah chief of staff killed in Beirut airstrike, Israeli military says". The Guardian . Retrieved 24 November 2025.
3. "Israel kills top Hezbollah commander in attack on Lebanon's capital". Al Jazeera. 23 November 2025.
4. "Hezbollah announces 4 operatives killed in Beirut strike in addition to military chief". The Times of Israel. 23 November 2025. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
5. "Hezbollah leader promises response to Israel's strike killing top commander". Al Jazeera. 28 November 2025. Retrieved 29 November 2025.