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Hamas official reportedly slain in IDF strike said to have been planning terror attack on Israelis
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Hamas official killed in an Israeli drone strike in Lebanon’s coastal city of Sidon is named by the Saudi al-Hadath outlet as Mohammed Shahin.
According to an Israeli official, the Hamas official was targeted because he was planning an attack on Israelis.
The IDF has not yet issued an official comment on the strike.