A leader from Hamas-aligned Jamaa Islamiya was killed Tuesday (April 22, 2025) in an Israeli strike, the Lebanese Islamist group and Israel’s army stated, because the well being ministry reported one other dead in a separate raid.
Israel has continued to hold out common strikes on Lebanon regardless of a November truce with militant group Hezbollah that sought to halt greater than a 12 months of hostilities between the foes together with two months of all-out struggle.
Lebanon’s civil defence stated “an Israeli drone targeted a car” close to the coastal city of Damour, about 20 kilometres (12 miles) south of Beirut, and rescuers recovered a person’s physique.
Jamaa Islamiya in an announcement introduced the demise of Hussein Atwi, calling him “an academic leader and university professor” and saying an Israeli drone strike “targeted his car as he was travelling to his workplace in Beirut”.
The Israeli military stated the air power had “eliminated” Atwi, calling him “a significant terrorist in the Jamaa Islamiya terrorist organisation”.
A Lebanese safety official, who spoke to AFP on situation of anonymity, stated Atwi was a leader of Jamaa Islamiya’s armed wing, the Al-Fajr Forces.
The official stated Israel had beforehand focused Atwi throughout its latest struggle with Hezbollah.
An AFP photographer noticed the charred wreckage of a automotive on the scene. The Lebanese military had cordoned off the world and forensic groups have been conducting an inspection.
Jamaa Islamiya, carefully linked to each Palestinian militant group Hamas and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, claimed accountability for a number of assaults towards Israel earlier than the November 27 ceasefire.
The Israeli army stated Atwi had been “involved in planning and advancing terrorist activity from Lebanon into Israeli territory” and had operated “in coordination with Hamas in Lebanon”.
It stated he had “carried out rocket attacks, coordinated terrorist infrastructure… and advanced attempts to infiltrate into Israeli territory”.
Also Tuesday, Lebanon’s well being ministry stated an “Israeli enemy” strike in south Lebanon’s Tyre district killed one individual.
Under the truce, Hezbollah was to drag its fighters north of Lebanon’s Litani River and dismantle any remaining army infrastructure in the south.
Israel was to withdraw all its forces from south Lebanon, however troops stay in 5 positions that it deems “strategic”.
Israel on Sunday stated it had killed two senior Hezbollah members in strikes on Lebanon.
Lebanese authorities have stated Israeli hearth has killed some 190 individuals because the ceasefire.
After unclaimed rocket hearth towards Israel in late March, Lebanon’s military stated final week it had arrested a number of Lebanese and Palestinian suspects, whereas a safety official stated they included three Hamas members.
Published – April 22, 2025 10:17 pm IST
