The Israeli military has killed Hezbollah's chief of staff, Haytham Ali Tabtabai, in a strike on Beirut, the organisation confirmed tonight. Lebanon's government has condemned the attack, accusing Israel of ignoring a year-long ceasefire, but Israel said it has no choice as it will not allow Hezbollah to rebuild its forces. It is the first Israeli airstrike on Beirut since June and it comes days before Pope Leo is scheduled to visit Lebanon. Read more: https://trib.al/uPo1wxk #Israel #MiddleEast #WorldNews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales