Tabatabai is the most senior Hezbollah official following the November 2024 ceasefire. Israel continues to strike Lebanon, claiming to be targeting Hezbollah

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s office said the strike hit “the heart of Beirut,” targeting Hezbollah’s chief of staff, who has been overseeing the group’s military expansion and rearmament. Tabatabai is widely considered the organisation’s second-in-command after Secretary General Naim Qassem, the Times of Israel reported.