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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
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Tuesday, April 22, 2025
IDF confirms Lebanon strike, says it targeted operative advancing attacks against Israel
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF confirms carrying out a drone strike in the Lebanese coastal town of Haret en-Naameh, just south of Beirut, earlier today, killing a prominent member of the Al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya (Islamic Group) organization.
According to the IDF, Hussein Izzat Mohammad Atwi was also affiliated with Hamas in Lebanon, and worked alongside the Palestinian terror group to advance attacks on Israel.
Atwi was behind rocket fire over the years, and had also directed terror cells in Lebanon to launch attacks on Israel, including infiltrations, the IDF says.
He also acted to advance attacks against Israeli targets abroad, the military adds.
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