Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah have fought intermittently for more than four decades, culminating in a particularly intense conflict last year following the outbreak of the war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.

Israeli strike kills Hezbollah chief of staff Haytham Ali Tabatabai in Beirut as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls him a "mass murderer" with $5 million bounty on his head.

Smoke could be seen in the busy Haret Hreik neighborhood, with one video that circulated on social media showing dozens of people crowded around the area of the strike.

Israeli forces have carried out military strikes in both Gaza and Lebanon, leaving several people dead despite ceasefires in place.

Ongoing Israeli infiltrations have severely damaged Hezbollah's self-confidence and have caused paralysis in the Iranian proxy's operations. Opinion.

Hezbollah is rebuilding its arsenal in southern Lebanon, violating a fragile ceasefire with Israel as tensions rise along the northern border amid daily IDF strikes.

It is now a year since Israel and Hezbollah formally agreed to a ceasefire. It was meant to end more than 13 months of cross-border violence, and an Israeli ground invasion that killed more than 4,000 Lebanese and 127 Israelis.