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Israeli airstrike kills Hamas official in Lebanon as troops to remain despite ceasefire
Civil Defense workers inspect the remains of a burned car that was hit by an Israeli drone strike, in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, February 17, 2025

AN ISRAELI drone strike in southern Lebanon today killed a senior Hamas official, it was confirmed.

Israel said it targeted Muhammad Ibrahim Shaheen for “recently planning terror attacks, directed and funded by Iran, from Lebanese territory against the citizens of the state of Israel.”

Hamas confirmed the death but called him a military commander.

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