Lebanese officials say mayor of south Lebanon’s Nabatiyeh killed in Israeli strike

By AFP and ToI Staff 16 October 2024, 11:20 am 5 Edit

Rescuers at an emergency services center react as smoke billows during reported Israeli airstrikes in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh on October 16, 2024. (Abbas Fakih / AFP)

The mayor of Nabatiyeh was among those killed today in Israeli strikes on the municipality of the southern Lebanese city, where Hezbollah and its ally Amal hold sway, authorities say.

“The mayor of Nabatiyeh, among others… was martyred. It’s a massacre,” Nabatiyeh governor Howaida Turk tells AFP, adding that the mayor had been in the municipality building.

Hezbollah-affiliated rescuers also said several people were killed in the strike on the municipality building including Mayor Ahmad Kahil.

The IDF has not directly commented on the strike or said if the mayor was deliberately targeted.