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Friday, August 9, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Friday, August 9, 2024
Lebanese source confirms Hamas official killed in drone strike
A Lebanese security source says an Israeli strike on a vehicle in the southern city of Sidon on Friday killed a Hamas security official from the nearby Ain al-Helweh Palestinian refugee camp.
“An Israeli strike targeted a Hamas movement security official from the Ain al-Helweh camp while he was inside his vehicle in the city of Sidon,” the source says, requesting anonymity as they are not authorized to speak to the media.
An AFP correspondent says they saw emergency personnel pull a charred body from the vehicle while soldiers cordoned off the area.
