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Shafaq News
– Tehran

Israel will
face a “crushing response” following the killing of senior Hezbollah commander
Haitham Ali Tabatabai, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned
on Monday.

An Israeli
strike on November 23 targeted a residential apartment in Haret Hreik, in
Beirut’s southern suburbs (Dahiyeh), killing five people, including Tabatabai,
and injuring 28 others — adding to more than 5,000 violations since the
November 27, 2024, ceasefire, according to Lebanese authorities.

Read more: Who is Haytham Ali Tabatabai? Inside the life of Hezbollah’s elusive commander

In a
statement carried by Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, the IRGC condemned the strike
as a cowardly act that reflects Israel’s “weakness and desperation.”

The
assassination, the IRGC said, will not diminish Hezbollah’s capabilities or
those of the wider “Axis of Resistance,” (a coalition of Iran-backed groups),
adding that the group reserves the right to retaliate. “Israel should expect a
decisive response at a time of our choosing.”