Hamas Leader Saeed Atallah Ali and Three Family Members Killed in Israeli Drone Strike in Lebanon

Oct 5, 2024, 03:12 AM

Saeed Atallah Ali, the leader of Hamas' armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, was killed in an Israeli drone strike in Lebanon. The strike targeted his apartment in the Beddawi Palestinian refugee camp in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli. The attack also resulted in the deaths of three of his family members. Hamas confirmed the incident, which occurred on the night of October 4, 2024. Reuters reported that the precision airstrike was part of ongoing tensions between Israel and Hamas.