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Hamas commander Mehran Mustafa Bajur killed in northern Lebanon drone strike, IDF says
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The Israeli airstrike in Lebanon’s northern coastal city of Tripoli earlier today killed Mehran Mustafa Bajur, a prominent Hamas commander, the military says.
According to the IDF, Bajur in recent years advanced numerous attacks on Israel. During the war, he led rocket attacks from Lebanon on Nahariya, Kiryat Shmona, and other Israeli cities, the IDF says.
“Bajur served as one of Hamas’s key commanders in Lebanon, and as part of his role, he spent years establishing Hamas’s military capabilities in Lebanon,” the IDF says in a statement.
“Additionally, he was one of the leaders responsible for the terror organizations’ force-buildup efforts, and facilitated the purchasing of weapons through his connections with other terrorist organizations in the area,” the statement adds.
The IDF says his killing is a “significant blow” to the Gaza-based terror group’s activities in Lebanon.
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