Hamas leader in Lebanon killed in Israeli airstrike

Hamas leader in Lebanon, Fatah Sharif, also known as 'Abu al-Amin,' was killed along with several family members in an Israeli airstrike. Hamas and Islamic Jihad condemn the attack as tensions escalate in the region, which has already resulted in hundreds of casualties.

Damaged buildings and scenes of devastation following a recent airstrike amid the growing conflict in the region.

The Israeli airstrike killed the Hamas leader in Lebanon and several family members. Tensions rise as weeks of conflict and escalating violence continue in the region.

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The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) confirmed on Monday the death of its leader in Lebanon, Fatah Sharif, also known as 'Abu al-Amin,' in an airstrike carried out by the Israeli army on Lebanese territory. The attack also claimed the lives of several members of his family.

"We mourn the death of the movement's leader in Lebanon and member of its foreign leadership, the martyr Fatah Sharif," the group stated, adding that the airstrike targeted his home in the Al-Bass camp in southern Lebanon.

Hamas detailed that alongside Sharif, his wife, Umaya Ibrahim Abdulhamid; his son, Amin Fatah Sharif; and his daughter, Wafa Fatah Sharif, were also killed, as reported by the Palestinian newspaper 'Filastin,' which is affiliated with Hamas.

"Brother 'Abu Amin' has died as a martyr in the sacred 'Al-Aqsa Flood' battle, following the path of our movement's leaders and our martyred people, after a career dedicated to serving the Palestinian people, their legitimate struggle, and their just cause," the statement concluded.

Islamic Jihad also extended its condolences and condemned the "terrorist bombing" carried out by Israel against Sharif's residence. "This heinous crime, executed by enemy forces against a home and its residents in the heart of a civilian area, is sheer hatred happening in front of the whole world, which fails to lift a finger," it emphasized, underscoring that international inaction "encourages the enemy to continue its crimes."

Lebanese authorities reported on Sunday the death of at least 105 people as a result of Israeli airstrikes carried out during that day, amid a surge in Israeli attacks for nearly two weeks that have left hundreds dead, thousands wounded, and hundreds of thousands displaced.

This escalation is part of ongoing hostilities over the past year, following Hezbollah's attack on Israeli territory a day after the attacks carried out on October 7, 2023, by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and other Palestinian factions, which prompted Israel to launch a brutal offensive against the Gaza Strip.