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Islamic Jihad says senior commander killed in overnight IDF strikes on Beirut
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Smoke rises from Israeli airstrikes on Beirut's southern Dahiyeh district, early March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)bbbb new
Palestinian Islamic Jihad announces that a senior commander in its armed wing, the al-Quds Brigades, was killed in Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern Dahiyeh district overnight.
He is identified as Adham al-Othman, 41, and described as “commander of al-Quds Brigades in the Lebanese arena.”
Israel confirmed it struck Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon after Hezbollah fired rockets at northern Israel overnight for the first time since the November 2024 ceasefire agreement.
At least 31 people were killed and 149 wounded in Israel’s strikes, according to Lebanon’s health ministry, which does not distinguish between combatants and civilians.
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