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Saba Yemen
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Lebanese citizen martyred in Israeli enemy drone Strike near Halta
Beirut - Saba: A Lebanese citizen was martyred Sunday after an Israeli enemy drone targeted a farm located between the towns of Halta and Wadi Khansa in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese National News Agency reported that an "enemy drone" carried out a strike using a guided missile, targeting the citizen while he was working on his chicken farm in the mentioned area. This incident follows recent Israeli enemy attacks in Lebanon, including an airstrike near Naameh, south of Beirut, which killed Sheikh Hussein Atwi, a leader in Fajr Forces. Another individual was also killed in an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of Al-Haniyeh in the Tyre district. The report notes that the Israeli enemy continues its attacks on various areas in Lebanon, violating the ceasefire agreement and maintaining its occupation of five points in southern Lebanon. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
Saba Yemen
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Sheikh Atwi paid last services South Lebanon
Beirut - Saba: This evening, Tuesday, the Lebanese people buried the body of Sheikh Hussein Izzat Atwi, a leader in the Islamic Group in Lebanon, in the town of Al-Habariyah. Atwi was martyred following an Israeli airstrike on his vehicle in the town of Bawarta in Mount Lebanon. Party delegations from the region, mayors, mukhtars, scholars, social figures, and prominent figures participated in the funeral, along with a broad participation from the people of the Arqoub region and its surrounding areas, along with delegations from several Lebanese cities and regions. In this context, Dr. Bassam Hammoud, Deputy Head of the Political Bureau of the Islamic Group in Lebanon, emphasized that "the cowardly assassination carried out by Zionist enemy aircraft against Commander Atwi is evidence of the criminal and Nazi nature of this Zionist enemy, which, as we have known, does not abide by treaties and agreements, nor does it care about international law and international institutions." Hammoud added in a statement to Quds Press on Tuesday, "After repeated assassinations by the enemy army, how long will we tolerate this persistent Zionist criminality? How long will we remain a spectator to the killings, assassinations, destruction, and abuse?" This was in reference to holding the Lebanese state and government responsible for the enemy's violations in Lebanon. He considered that "the US administration is not a neutral party, but rather a de facto partner of the Zionist entity in all its persistent crimes," calling on the countries that sponsored the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon to "assume their responsibility in pressuring the enemy to abide by the ceasefire." Enemy aircraft assassinated Sheikh Hussein Atwi, a leader in the "Fajr Forces," the military wing of the Islamic Group in Lebanon, in an airstrike targeting a vehicle near the town of Naameh, south of Beirut. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (International)
Al Jazeera
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
LIVE: Israel attacks children's hospital in Gaza; polio campaign at a halt
We've been reporting on an Israeli attack on a car near the town of Baaouerta in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon that killed a key commander of Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya. The Lebanese armed group earlier identified the fighter as Hussein Atawi. Israel has now claimed responsibility for the assassination. In a statement, the Israeli military said Atawi was a 'key figure in the Al-Jama'a al-Islamiya with ties to Hamas' and said he was involved in planning attacks from Lebanon against Israel. Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya said Atawi was a leading commander in the armed branch of the group, known as the Fajr Forces, and was killed as he was driving from his home to his office in Beirut. The Fajr Forces were part of the Hezbollah-led contingent that fired rockets across Lebanon's southern border at Israel throughout the war, which ended last year in a ceasefire deal.
L'Orient-Le Jour
22-04-2025
- Politics
- L'Orient-Le Jour
Who is Dr. Hussein Atwi, the Lebanese University instructor killed by Israel?
Sheikh Dr. Hussein Ezzat Atwi, a senior leader of al-Jamaa al-Islamiya and a prominent figure in the Fajr Forces military wing, was assassinated by an Israeli drone strike on Tuesday morning in, near Baaouerta in the Aley district of Mount Lebanon, less than 20 kilometers south of Beirut while en route to the Lebanese University, where he served as a professor in the Faculty of Arts. Born in 1968 in the southern village of Al-Habariyeh (Hasbaya District). His mother was killed by an Israeli shell in 1977 when he was just nine years old. He obtained both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Islamic Studies from the College of Islamic Da'wah in Beirut, where he later worked as an administrator and teacher. His academic career extended to leadership roles; he served as the head of the World Council for the Arabic Language and the Imam Al-Ghazali Center for Sufi Studies. Atwi was also involved in various Islamic scholarly circles and was "known for his moderate views, as well as his efforts to maintain a non-sectarian approach to Islamic thought," a local from his village explained to L'Orient Today. He also held a significant role in the Union of Muslim Scholars, fostering strong ties within various Islamic communities in Lebanon. He served as a professor, imam, and a director of several institutions focused on Islamic studies, including the World Council for the Arabic Language and the Imam Al-Ghazali Center for Sufi Studies. His assassination follows a previous attempt on his life in January 2024, when Atwi survived an Israeli drone strike in Kfar Kila (Marjayoun), after an operation conducted by the Fajr Forces. 'He miraculously survived by jumping out of the car after a drone kept following his car and escaped,' a local from Habariyeh, told L'Orient Today. Atwi's rocket launches against Israel in 2014 On July 25, 2014, during the Israeli assault on Gaza, Atwi was directly involved in launching rockets from southern Lebanon towards Israeli settlements, in an act of solidarity with the Palestinian people. In an interview with al-Jadeed in 2014, Atwi explained his motives, citing the "ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza, the killing of Palestinian teenager Mohammed Abu Khdeir, and the continued violations of Palestinian rights." He also referenced the Lebanese government's stance, which supported the right of resistance. Atwi, alongside two others, launched the rockets from a farm in Ain Arab, along Lebanon's southern border, targeting three Israeli settlements. However, a malfunction caused a small explosion, injuring Atwi and briefly causing him to lose consciousness. After receiving treatment in the Bekaa region, he was arrested by Lebanese authorities. He was eventually released on August 1, 2014. In response to his killing, al-Jamaa al-Islamiya condemned the attack, labeling it as an act of "Zionist aggression" and raising concerns about Israel's expanding military operations deep into Lebanese territories. The group also described the assassination as a retaliatory act linked to the growing role of al-Jamaa al-Islamiya and its resistance factions along the southern border, which have been actively confronting Israeli targets since October 2023. The Israeli military announced, in a message on X from its Arabic-speaking spokesperson Avichay Adraee, that it had eliminated a "high-ranking official of al-Jamaa al-Islamiya, affiliated with Hamas," in the Naameh region near Damour. According to Adraee, Hussein Atwi was "involved in planning terrorist plots against Israel, including attacks on the Israeli military at the northern border." The military claimed that, during his years with al-Jamaa al-Islamiya, Atwi "had conducted rocket fire, attempted to infiltrate Israeli territory, and planned attacks against Israelis worldwide."
Ya Libnan
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Ya Libnan
Israeli strike south of Beirut kills top Al-Jama'ah al-islamiyah commander Hussein Atawi
Al-Jama'ah al-islamiyah commander Hussein Atawi who was killed on Tuesday by Israel An Israeli drone strike south of the Lebanese capital killed a top commander from militant group Jama'a Islamiya, the group said in a statement on Tuesday. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military. The strike on Tuesday morning killed Hussein Atawi, a leading commander in the armed branch of the Sunni Islamist Jama'a Islamiya known as the Fajr Forces, as he was driving from his home to his office near Beirut, in the town of Baawirte of Aley district . BREAKING 🔴 An unusual Israeli targeted strike near Beirut has eliminated Sheikh Hussein Atawi, a senior terrorist linked to both Hamxs and Hezbollah. He was involved in planning and launching attacks on Israel, but he won't be planning any more. The Fajr Forces fired rockets across Lebanon's southern border at Israel throughout the year-long war that ended last year in a ceasefire deal. Israeli airstrikes killed several of the group's members during the conflict. Since the ceasefire, Israel has continued to carry out strikes on Lebanese territory, mostly targeting fighters from Lebanese armed group Hezbollah or its arms depots. Israeli troops also still occupy five hilltop positions in southern Lebanon. Lebanon, Hezbollah and the Jama'a Islamiya have condemned the strikes and Israeli troop presence, calling them violations of the truce and of Lebanon's sovereignty. Israel says the fighters and weapons pose a threat to Israeli civilians. Al-Jamāʻah al-islāmīyah began as an umbrella organization for Egyptian militant student groups, formed, like the Egyptian Islamic Jihad , after the leadership of the Muslim Brotherhood renounced violence in the 1970s. From 1992 to 1998 it fought an insurgency against the Egyptian government during which about 800 were killed including , Egyptian policemen , al-Jamāʻah al-islāmīyah militants , and civilians . dozens of tourists were among the civilians killed The governments of Iran and Sudan, as well as al-Qaeda are the top supporters of the group which is designated as a terrorist group by the EU
