Israel Military says it ‘eradicated’ Hamas chief Fatah Sharif in Lebanon

Smoke billows after Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon villages, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, September 30, 2024.
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The Israeli Military stated on Monday (September 30, 2024) its forces “eradicated” Hamas’ chief in Lebanon, because it continued to focus on Iran-backed militant teams within the neighbouring nation.

“In a single day … the IAF (air power) struck and eradicated the terrorist Fatah Sharif, head of the Lebanon department of the Hamas terrorist organisation,” the army stated in an announcement.

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Sharif “was chargeable for coordinating Hamas’ terror actions in Lebanon with Hezbollah operatives. He was additionally chargeable for Hamas’ efforts in Lebanon to recruit operatives and purchase weapons,” the assertion stated.

“He led the Hamas terrorist organisation’s power build-up efforts in Lebanon and operated to advance Hamas’ pursuits in Lebanon, each politically and militarily,” it added.

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Hamas stated earlier on Monday that Sharif was killed in an air strike on his residence within the Al-Bass camp in southern Lebanon. The group stated he was killed along with his spouse, son and daughter in a “terrorist and prison assassination”.

Lebanon’s official nationwide information company reported an air strike on Al-Bass close to the town of Tyre, saying it was the “first time” the camp had been focused.

Sharif was additionally an worker of the United Nations Aid and Works Company (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees, however in latest months he had been placed on administrative go away.

“Sharif was an UNRWA worker who was placed on administrative go away with out pay in March, and was present process an investigation following allegations that UNRWA acquired about his political actions,” the company advised AFP in an announcement.

“In the course of the day, he was the president of the UNRWA lecturers union and at night time, he was the chief of Hamas in Lebanon,” an Israeli army spokesperson advised AFP.