Leading Hamas Figure Saeed Atallah Killed in Israeli Airstrike in Lebanon

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:00am on 05 Oct 2024,Saturday International

Saeed Atallah, a senior figure in Hamas's armed wing, was reportedly killed alongside his wife and two children in an Israeli drone strike on the Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp in Tripoli, northern Lebanon. The attack, which has been attributed to Israeli forces by Lebanese daily An-Nahar, completely destroyed the apartment where Atallah and his family were residing. While Hamas has not officially confirmed his death, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, an allied militant group, has stated that Atallah and his family were among the casualties, highlighting the ongoing violence in the region.

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