Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Monday killed the leader of Hamas along with three other Palestinian leaders who were also eliminated in Beirut, marking the first such attack within the city limits. According to Hamas, its leader in Lebanon, Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin, was killed alongside his wife, son, and daughter when their home in a Palestinian refugee camp in Tyre was targeted in the early hours of Monday. Another Palestinian militant group also reported that three of its leaders were killed in a strike on Beirut, marking the first such attack within the city limits.
As Israel escalates its operations against Iranian allies in the region, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has reported that three of its leaders were killed in a strike in the Kola district of Beirut. Witnesses have noted that the strike hit the upper floor of an apartment building. There has been no immediate response from the Israeli military regarding these attacks, Reuters reported.
The increasing number of Israeli operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthi militia in Yemen has raised concerns about a potential escalation of conflict involving Iran and the United States, Israel’s primary ally. The PFLP is one of the militant groups actively engaged in the conflict against Israel.
The increasing number of Israeli operations against Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthi militia in Yemen has raised concerns about a potential escalation of conflict involving Iran and the United States, Israel’s primary ally. The PFLP is one of the militant groups actively involved in the conflict against Israel.
Israel carried out airstrikes targeting the Houthi militia in Yemen and multiple Hezbollah positions across Lebanon in response to the earlier killing of a Hezbollah leader on Sunday. The Houthi-run health ministry reported that at least four people were killed and 29 injured in airstrikes on Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, which Israel stated were a response to missile attacks by the Houthis. In Lebanon, at least 105 people were reported killed in Israeli airstrikes on Sunday.
Lebanon’s Health Ministry has reported that over 1,000 Lebanese people have died, and 6,000 have been wounded in the last two weeks. The government did not specify how many of the casualties were civilians. Additionally, the ministry indicated that around a million people, about a fifth of the population, have been displaced from their homes.
The recent Israeli airstrikes over the past two weeks have led to the deaths of multiple senior Hezbollah leaders, including its leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. Israel has stated its intention to persist with its military operations, citing the necessity to protect its northern regions from Hezbollah rocket attacks.
Team BharatShakti (With inputs from Reuters)
