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Palestinian camp official in south Lebanon says Israeli strike targets militant

Palestinian camp official in south Lebanon says Israeli strike targets militant

Locals and rescue teams inspect the damage following an overnight Israeli airstrike on the Ain al-Hilweh camp on the outskirts of the southern port city of Saida, targeting a Palestinian militant, early on Oct. 1, 2024. (Credit: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)

A Palestinian camp official told AFP that an Israeli strike targeted a top Palestinian militant on Tuesday in the community in the south Lebanon city of Saida.

"The Israeli raid targeted the house of the son of Mounir Maqdah" in the Ain al-Hilweh camp, the official said, requesting anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. It was unclear if Maqdah – who Israel has accused of heading the Lebanese branch of Fatah's armed wing – was at the property.


A Palestinian camp official told AFP that an Israeli strike targeted a top Palestinian militant on Tuesday in the community in the south Lebanon city of Saida.

"The Israeli raid targeted the house of the son of Mounir Maqdah" in the Ain al-Hilweh camp, the official said, requesting anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. It was unclear if Maqdah –...