Haytham Ali Tabatabai was key to the group’s efforts to reconstitute its ranks after last year’s war with Israel.

Haytham Ali Tabatabai, the group's chief of staff, was targeted, raising fears of a broader confrontation and putting Hezbollah in a strategic dilemma regarding retaliation

This special report covers an Israeli airstrike targeting Hezbollah's chief of staff, Haitham Ali Tabatabai, deep inside Lebanon's capital, Beirut. The strike hit the Dahiya area, a known Hezbollah stronghold,

The second-most senior figure in Hezbollah after secretary general Naim Qassem, Haytham Tabatabai was one of the few senior commanders left in the group.