Drone attack | Israel apparently kills Hamas commander in Lebanon
The Israeli military has reportedly killed a Hamas commander in the Lebanese city of Sidon. According to the army, the dead man was Khaled Ahmad Ahmad, a leader of Hamas' western sector, who allegedly helped plan the attack on Israel on October 7. In addition to Hezbollah, Hamas also has a presence in Lebanon. The Lebanese Ministry of Health confirmed that one person was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a car in Sidon. The coastal city is located about 40 kilometers south of the capital Beirut and is Lebanon's third-largest city.
Following the Lebanese regional elections on Sunday, Israel has again launched an increased number of airstrikes in the south of the country . The attack in Sidon was preceded by a drone strike in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, which the Israeli military said was aimed at Hezbollah commander Adnan Muhammad Sadiq Harb. The Lebanese Ministry of Health, however, reported one civilian dead and three others injured.
The United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) Lebanon observer mission expressed concern "about the ongoing violations of Resolution 1701." A ceasefire has been in effect between Hezbollah in Lebanon and Israel since the end of November last year. Both sides accuse each other of violations. In fact, contrary to the agreement, there are still five Israeli positions in the south of the country, and Israel officially reserves the right to attack targets it considers to be militant positions. Between November 27 and January 10, the Armed Conflict & Event Data Project documented 330 Israeli airstrikes , and one attack by Hezbollah had been recorded up to that point.
In Yemen, the Israeli military also launched an attack on the airport in the capital, Sanaa, on Tuesday, which, according to Israeli sources, is now "completely impaired." This attack was a response to a Houthi drone intercepted on its way to Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. The Houthi militia had recently negotiated a ceasefire with the US, mediated by Oman: The militia's attacks on US merchant ships in the Red Sea were to stop, and in return, the US would stop bombing Yemen. Attacks on Israel, however, were "in no way, shape, or form" part of the agreement, said a Houthi spokesperson. The Houthi militia expressed solidarity with the Palestinians by attacking Israel and merchant ships in October 2023. With agencies
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