A pre-dawn Israeli drone attack in the Lebanese city of Sidon has killed a Hamas commander. The strike was reportedly in the Villas neighborhood of Sidon, near the Imam Ali Mosque.
Israel identified the man as Khaled Ahmed el-Ahmed, and described him as the commander of Hamas’ Western Brigade in Lebanon. Hamas confirmed he was a member in their own statement mourning his death, but did not identify his role.
Hamas’ statement said Ahmed was on his way to prayer at the time he was hit. Images released on social media showed a Renault automobile destroyed in the drone strike.
Other Israeli strikes were reported elsewhere in southern Lebanon. A drone attacked and destroyed a house in Majdal Zoun, wounding one person inside. There was no official comment from Israel on why this attack happened.
Another attack was reported in Nabatieh Governorate, targeting a vehicle on the road in the Kfar Roummane District. One person was killed and three others wounded in the attack, and media reports are generally describing them as civilians.
Israel, however, claimed the person killed in this strike was Adnan Muhammad Sadiq Harb and described him as a logistics commander in Hezbollah. Israel also went on to declare his presence in the area as a “blatant violation” of the ceasefire.
Hezbollah has not commented on the strike, and the Lebanese Health Ministry confirmed the report that it was a civilian that was killed in the strike, not a Hezbollah commander. Israel has offered no evidence that this was the case, though Israeli media are dutifully reporting it as fact, presenting the IDF as having killed both Hezbollah and Hamas commanders in the same night.
