Hezbollah chief of staff hit in ‘Israeli’ strike on Beirut: Netanyahu's office
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‘Israeli’ Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the orders for a strike in Beirut on Sunday which targeted Hezbollah's "chief of staff", his office said.
"A short while ago, in the heart of Beirut, the IDF (Israeli military) attacked the Hezbollah chief of staff, who had been leading the terrorist organisation's buildup and rearmament," a brief statement said, adding that Netanyahu "ordered the attack".
"Israel is determined to act to achieve its objectives everywhere and at all times."
Hezbollah’s second-in-command, after secretary-general Naim Qassem, is named as Haytham Ali Tabatabai.
According to a preliminary toll by Lebanon’s health ministry, the strike claimed the life of one person and wounded 21.
