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Israel kills Hamas commander in Lebanon airstrike: local media

Israel has killed the leader of the armeÜ«d wing of Hamas, Saeed Atallah, in an airstrike in northern Lebanon on Saturday, according to Hamas-affiliaš’†™ted media.

Atallah was killed alongsiź¦”de three family members in the coastal city of Tripoli while in ašŸ’› Palestinian refugee camp, according to local media.

This most recent attack is a continuation of the wave of strikes that Israel has launcšŸ‘hedą¼ŗ across Lebanon aimed at wiping out Hezbollah targets.

Rescuers and people inspect the site of a strike in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, near the southern city of Sidon.
Rescuers and people inspect the site of a strike in Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp, near the southern city of Sidon. REUTERS

Atallah was the leader of the al-Qassam brigades — the military arm of the Palestinian nationalist organization.

Last week, Israel killed Hezbollahā€™s head-honcho Hassan Nasrallah ā€“ who wšŸ’™as ā€œneutralizedā€ at the terroršŸŽ‰ organizationā€™s bunker headquarters in Lebanonā€™s capital Beirut.

The Jewish state’s expanded conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon has come with over 2,000 civilian casualties, .

Israel has not commeną¦“ted on Saturdayā€™s stšŸ’›rike in Tripoli.

However, the Israel Defense Force’s X account over the last week.

ā€œOver the lasšŸ°t 4 days, the IDF has eliminated 2,000+ militaryź¦š targets and 250 Hezbollah terrorists,ā€ the post reads, ā€œ5 battalion commanders, 10 company commanders, 6 platoon commanders.ā€

Earlier this week, Israel was struck by a barrage of missiles from Iran in a clear escalation of the conflict which approaches its one year anniversary. Israelā€™s Prime MšŸ¤”inister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he would not rule out .

With Post wires