The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that an Israeli airstrike killed the commander of Hamas in Lebanon Fateh Sherif on the night of September 30.
IDF described him as being responsible for coordinating the activities of Hamas in Lebanon with the Lebanese group Hezbollah, as well as building up Hamas forces in the country, recruiting operatives and purchasing weapons.
He "worked to advance the interests of Hamas [in Lebanon] both politically and militarily," the Israeli military wrote.
In addition, Fateh Sherif was a member of the teachersʼ union of the United Nations Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA).
According to Lebanese media, Sherif was killed in a strike on the Al-Bas refugee camp in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre.
- The leader of the political wing of Hamas Ismail Haniya was killed in Tehran on July 31. He came to the inauguration of the new president of Iran Massoud Pezeshkian. Hamas blamed Israel for the killing, but Israel and its army have not officially commented on this.
- On September 27, IDF struck the Hezbollah headquarters in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. The next day, the Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah confirmed that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in the attack.