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Saba Yemen
22-04-2025
- Saba Yemen
Identity of Martyr Targeted in Raid on Lebanon Revealed
Beirut-Saba: Lebanese media reported that the target of the raid on a car in Bawarta was Hussein Izzat Atwi from the town of Hasbaya, Marjayoun-Al-Habbariyeh, born in 1968. He is a professor at the Lebanese University and a member of the Islamic Group. It is worth noting that Atwi had survived an Israeli assassination attempt in January 2024 on the road to the town of Kawkaba in the south. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
LBCI
22-04-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Islamist leader killed in Israeli strike south of Beirut: AFP
A military leader of the Islamic Group, a Lebanese Islamist group allied with Palestinian Hamas, was killed Tuesday in an Israeli strike south of Beirut, a security official told AFP on condition of anonymity. According to the Lebanese Civil Defense, "an Israeli drone targeted a car" near the coastal town of Damour, about 20 kilometers south of Beirut, and rescuers recovered a man's body from the vehicle. AFP
The National
22-04-2025
- Politics
- The National
Israeli strike on Lebanon kills senior Islamic Group official
An Israeli drone attack near the Lebanese town of Damour killed a military leader of the Islamic Group, a senior Lebanese security official said on Tuesday. Hussein Atoui was fired on while driving his car in Baaouerta, about 20 kilometres south of Beirut, the official told The National. The Islamic Group later confirmed Mr Atoui's death, saying he was a university professor who had been driving to his work in Beirut. The Islamic Group is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood in Lebanon. It has a military wing as well as a political party, with one seat in the Lebanese parliament. The drone strike in Baaouerta is a rare Israeli attack outside south Lebanon since a ceasefire was agreed with Hezbollah in November. The capital Beirut has been attacked twice. While the majority of Israeli attacks before and after the ceasefire have been on alleged Hezbollah members and positions, other groups such as the Islamic Group have been targeted. After years of relative inactivity, the Islamic Group launched rockets at Israel in 2023 in co-ordination with other Lebanon-based groups. They were part of cross-border fire initiated by Hezbollah after the start of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza. The Islamic Group is closely linked to both Hamas and Hezbollah. The cross-border exchanges escalated significantly last year as Israel stepped up its bombardment and sent troops across the border in September. Despite the ceasefire, Israel continues to bomb
Al Manar
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Al Manar
Israeli Enemy Drone Strike Kills Senior Lebanon's Islamic Group Leader
The Islamic Group in Lebanon (Al-Jama'a Al-Islamiyya) announced on Tuesday the martyrdom of one of its senior leaders, university professor Dr. Hussein Izzat Atwi, who was killed in an Israeli drone strike targeting his vehicle. According to the group, Dr. Atwi was en route from his home in the town of Baawarta to his workplace in Beirut when his car was struck by an Israeli drone. In its statement, the Islamic Group condemned the attack, holding the 'Zionist enemy' fully responsible. 'How long will this Zionist aggression continue to jeopardize the security of Lebanon and its people?' the statement read. Hussein Attawi, a senior military commander in the Islamic Group movement in Lebanon, was assassinated this morning in a targeted Israeli drone strike which pummeled his vehicle in Mount Lebanon province in the center of the country, according to a press statement issued by the… — Quds News Network (@QudsNen) April 22, 2025 Civil Defense Confirms Fatality The Lebanese Civil Defense confirmed the incident in a separate statement, reporting the martyrdom of a civilian as a result of the Israeli drone strike on Baawarta Road, near Damour in the Chouf district. The Directorate of Media and Public Relations at the General Directorate of Civil Defense stated that, in accordance with the instructions of Interior Minister Ahmad Hajar and under the supervision of Acting Director General Nabil Farah, firefighting and rescue teams responded at 9:10 AM to extinguish a blaze that engulfed the vehicle following the drone attack. The flames had also spread to nearby brush. Civil Defense personnel succeeded in containing the fire and recovered the martyr's body from inside the targeted vehicle.
