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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)
Time of India
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Breaking news live updates: Israeli strikes kill Hamas-linked leader in Lebanon
01:18 (IST) Apr 23 On Tuesday, Israeli strikes in Lebanon resulted in the deaths of two individuals, one of whom was identified as a leader from Jamaa Islamiya, a Lebanese Islamist group aligned with Hamas. The group and the Israeli military confirmed the incident. Despite a truce established in November with Hezbollah, aimed at ceasing hostilities, Israel has continued its regular strikes in Lebanon. Lebanese civil defence reported that an Israeli drone struck a car near Damour, south of Beirut, resulting in the recovery of a body. Jamaa Islamiya identified the deceased as Hussein Atwi, describing him as an "academic leader and university professor," stating his car was targeted en route to his Beirut workplace. The Israeli army confirmed Atwi's "elimination," labeling him a "significant terrorist" within Jamaa Islamiya and claiming he was involved in planning attacks against Israel in coordination with Hamas, including rocket attacks and infiltration attempts. A Lebanese security official added that Atwi headed Jamaa Islamiya's armed wing, the Al-Fajr Forces, and had been previously targeted by Israel. Jamaa Islamiya, with close ties to Hamas and Hezbollah, had claimed responsibility for attacks on Israel before the ceasefire.
The Hindu
22-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Islamist leader among two dead in air strikes on Lebanon
A leader from Hamas-aligned Jamaa Islamiya was killed Tuesday (April 22, 2025) in an Israeli strike, the Lebanese Islamist group and Israel's military said, as the health ministry reported another dead in a separate raid. Israel has continued to carry out regular strikes on Lebanon despite a November truce with militant group Hezbollah that sought to halt more than a year of hostilities between the foes including two months of all-out war. Lebanon's civil defence said "an Israeli drone targeted a car" near the coastal town of Damour, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Beirut, and rescuers recovered a man's body. Jamaa Islamiya in a statement announced the death of Hussein Atwi, calling him "an academic leader and university professor" and saying an Israeli drone strike "targeted his car as he was travelling to his workplace in Beirut". The Israeli army said the air force had "eliminated" Atwi, calling him "a significant terrorist in the Jamaa Islamiya terrorist organisation". A Lebanese security official, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, said Atwi was a leader of Jamaa Islamiya's armed wing, the Al-Fajr Forces. The official said Israel had previously targeted Atwi during its recent war with Hezbollah. An AFP photographer saw the charred wreckage of a car at the scene. The Lebanese army had cordoned off the area and forensic teams were conducting an inspection. Jamaa Islamiya, closely linked to both Palestinian militant group Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah, claimed responsibility for multiple attacks against Israel before the November 27 ceasefire. The Israeli military said Atwi had been "involved in planning and advancing terrorist activity from Lebanon into Israeli territory" and had operated "in coordination with Hamas in Lebanon". It said he had "carried out rocket attacks, coordinated terrorist infrastructure... and advanced attempts to infiltrate into Israeli territory". Also Tuesday, Lebanon's health ministry said an "Israeli enemy" strike in south Lebanon's Tyre district killed one person. Under the truce, Hezbollah was to pull its fighters north of Lebanon's Litani River and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure in the south. Israel was to withdraw all its forces from south Lebanon, but troops remain in five positions that it deems "strategic". Israel on Sunday said it had killed two senior Hezbollah members in strikes on Lebanon. Lebanese authorities have said Israeli fire has killed some 190 people since the ceasefire. After unclaimed rocket fire against Israel in late March, Lebanon's army said last week it had arrested several Lebanese and Palestinian suspects, while a security official said they included three Hamas members.
Shafaq News
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
"Helpless observer": Hezbollah urges Lebanese government to deter Israel
Shafaq News/ On Tuesday, Hezbollah condemned the killing of Sheikh Hussein Atwi, a senior commander in al-Fajr Forces, the military wing of the Islamic Group party, in an Israeli airstrike south of Beirut. Sheikh Abdul Majid Ammar, head of Hezbollah's Islamic relations, called the strike a violation of Lebanese sovereignty and part of Israel's continued targeting of the resistance. 'The resistance is one, and the enemy is one." Ammar accused Israel of acting with US backing and blamed 'international silence for enabling further escalation,' urging the Lebanese state to step out of the role of a 'helpless observer' and take immediate, concrete steps through all available means to deter future attacks. Atwi, a university professor and prominent figure in the Group, had previously survived an Israeli assassination attempt. Al-Fajr Forces, aligned with Hezbollah and Hamas, participated in cross-border attacks during the 2023–2024 conflict. Although a ceasefire was reached in November 2024, Israel has continued targeting leaders of armed groups in Lebanon, citing "security threats."
Middle East Eye
22-04-2025
- Middle East Eye
One person killed in second Israeli attack in southern Lebanon
Another Israeli drone attack in southern Lebanon has killed at least one person, the country's health ministry has reported. The attack targeted a car in Haniyeh town in the Tyre district, according to the ministry. Earlier we reported that Hussein Atwi, the leader of al-Jamaa al-Islamiya was killed in a separate Israeli attack in the Chouf district of Mount Lebanon.
