Sheikh Dr. Hussein Ezzat Atwi from al-Jamaa al-Islamiya. (Photo circulating on social media networks)
Sheikh Dr. Hussein Ezzat Atwi, a senior leader of al-Jamaa al-Islamiya and a prominent figure in the Fajr Forces military wing, was assassinated by an Israeli drone strike on Tuesday morning near Baaouerta in the Aley district of Mount Lebanon, less than 20 kilometers south of Beirut. He had been en route to the Lebanese University, where he served as a professor in the Faculty of Arts.Born in 1968 in the southern village of Habbarieh (Hasbaya district). His mother was killed by an Israeli shell in 1977 when he was just nine years old. Read more Salam: Only the state can decide on war and hold arms He obtained both a bachelor's and master's degree in Islamic Studies from the College of Islamic Da’wah in Beirut, where he later worked as an administrator and teacher.His academic career extended to leadership roles; he served...
Sheikh Dr. Hussein Ezzat Atwi, a senior leader of al-Jamaa al-Islamiya and a prominent figure in the Fajr Forces military wing, was assassinated by an Israeli drone strike on Tuesday morning near Baaouerta in the Aley district of Mount Lebanon, less than 20 kilometers south of Beirut. He had been en route to the Lebanese University, where he served as a professor in the Faculty of Arts.Born in 1968 in the southern village of Habbarieh (Hasbaya district). His mother was killed by an Israeli shell in 1977 when he was just nine years old. Read more Salam: Only the state can decide on war and hold arms He obtained both a bachelor's and master's degree in Islamic Studies from the College of Islamic Da’wah in Beirut, where he later worked as an administrator and teacher.His academic career extended to leadership roles; he...
