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Monday, February 17, 2025
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Monday, February 17, 2025
IDF confirms strike on Hamas’s chief of operations in Lebanon, says he was planning attacks
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF confirms carrying out an airstrike in the coastal Lebanese city of Sidon this morning, killing a senior Hamas commander.
The target of the strike, Mohammed Shaheen, was the chief of Hamas’s operations in Lebanon, according to the military and Shin Bet.
The IDF says Shaheen was involved in advancing terror attacks against Israeli civilians, with Iranian funding and guidance.
“Shaheen was a significant source of knowledge within the organization and was involved throughout the war with advancing various terror attacks, including rocket fire on the Israeli home front,” the IDF adds.
