Israeli drone strike kills Hamas member in Lebanon
Security officials at the scene said the man killed in the port city of Sidon was a member of the Palestinian Hamas group.
An Israeli drone strike on a car in southern Lebanon has killed an official with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the authorities have said.
Hamas said in a statement that Khaled Ahmad al-Ahmad, who was a member of its military wing, was killed while he was on his way to a mosque to attend dawn prayers on Wednesday.
The Israeli military confirmed that it had targeted Mr al-Ahmad, saying he was a commander with Hamas in south Lebanon and was behind several attacks against Israel.
Since Hamas’s attack on southern Israel triggered the war on October 7 2023, Israel’s military has targeted members of the group in Lebanon, where Hamas has a military presence.
The group has also carried out rocket attacks from Lebanon since the Israel-Hamas war began, and in recent weeks, Lebanese authorities have detained several men linked to Hamas on suspicion of firing rockets towards Israel.
Lebanese authorities warned Hamas last week that it would face the “harshest measures” if it carried out any attacks from Lebanon.
