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IDF and Shin Bet Joint Airstrikes on Lebanese Refugee Camp Kill Two Senior Hamas Officials

Oct 5, 2024, 01:02 PM

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Shin Bet security agency (ISA) conducted joint airstrikes in Lebanon, killing two senior Hamas officials in separate operations. The strikes occurred overnight and targeted the Beddawi refugee camp near the northern Lebanese city of [city name not specified]. The officials killed were Muhammad Hussein Ali al-Mahmoud, who served as Hamas' executive authority in Lebanon and was responsible for transferring funds and managing terrorist infrastructure, and Said Alaa Naif Ali, a senior member of Hamas' military wing in Lebanon. The IDF confirmed the operations, stating that al-Mahmoud directed terrorist activities in Judea and Samaria.