A senior leader of Jamaa Al-Islamiya, Hussein Atwi (also reported as Atoui/Atawi), was killed in an Israeli drone strike south of Beirut, Lebanon.
Jamaa Al-Islamiya is a Lebanese Islamist group closely allied with Hamas and Hezbollah, and has claimed responsibility for multiple attacks against Israel during recent cross-border hostilities. The targeted killing marks a significant escalation, as Israeli strikes near Beirut are rare and signal ongoing tensions despite previous ceasefire agreements. Lebanese authorities also reported another fatality in a separate Israeli raid.
The incident underscores the fragile security situation along the Lebanon-Israel border and the risk of renewed conflict.
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Israeli attack kills al-Jamaa al-Islamiya leader in Lebanon
Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya claimed responsibility for multiple attacks against Israel during more than a year of cross-border hostilities, including two months of all-out war that saw thousands killed in Lebanon in Israeli air raids before the November ceasefire deal was struck.
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