UNSC delegation meets Lebanon’s Aoun, tours south amid Israeli escalation
Visit comes as Hezbollah leader slams Lebanon’s recent civilian-led talks with Israel as a ‘free concession’.

Visit comes as Hezbollah leader slams Lebanon’s recent civilian-led talks with Israel as a ‘free concession’.







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![People attend the funeral of Hezbollah's top military official, Haytham Ali Tabtabai, and of other people who were killed by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday, despite a U.S.-brokered truce a year ago, in Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon on Nov. 24, 2025. [Mohamed Azakir/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/image-1764008351.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

Haytham Ali Tabatabai is Hezbollah’s most senior figure to be killed since a ceasefire began in November 2024.

Israel has assassinated Hezbollah commander Haytham Ali Tabatabai, the most senior leader killed since 2024.








Israel kills top Hezbollah commander only two days after Lebanon’s president said he was open to negotiations.
Hezbollah confirms death of ‘great commander’ Haytham Ali Tabatabai, says attacks ‘open door to escalation of assaults’.

Israeli fighter jets have bombed across Lebanon, killing at least two people and injuring several others.

Israeli warplanes destroyed a number of buildings across several towns in southern Lebanon on Wednesday.

An Israeli airstrike on the Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon killed at least 13 people.
Israel has escalated daily attacks in Lebanon, flouting a one-year-old truce, while claiming it’s targeting Hezbollah.