Israeli Soldiers Say Killed 4 Infiltrating from Lebanon

Israeli soldiers stand guard during ongoing maintenance work along the Lebanese border, near Avivim town in northern Israel on June 13, 2023. (Photo by JALAA MAREY / AFP)
Israeli soldiers stand guard during ongoing maintenance work along the Lebanese border, near Avivim town in northern Israel on June 13, 2023. (Photo by JALAA MAREY / AFP)
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Israeli Soldiers Say Killed 4 Infiltrating from Lebanon

Israeli soldiers stand guard during ongoing maintenance work along the Lebanese border, near Avivim town in northern Israel on June 13, 2023. (Photo by JALAA MAREY / AFP)
Israeli soldiers stand guard during ongoing maintenance work along the Lebanese border, near Avivim town in northern Israel on June 13, 2023. (Photo by JALAA MAREY / AFP)

Israeli soldiers exchanged fire with individuals attempting to cross from Lebanon into Israel and killed four of them, the Israeli military said on Sunday.

The soldiers were on patrol in Har Dov around the disputed Shebaa Farms area, according to the military's statement, when they spotted the four who opened fire at the force, Reuters reported.

"During the exchanges of fire, army forces conducted artillery and mortar fire toward the area," the military said.



Israel Says it Killed Senior Hamas Leader in Gaza Airstrike 3 Months Ago

Israeli soldiers take cover during a missile attack next to the border with Gaza, near Sderot, southern Israel, 09 October 2023 (reissued 02 October 2024). EPA/ATEF SAFADI
Israeli soldiers take cover during a missile attack next to the border with Gaza, near Sderot, southern Israel, 09 October 2023 (reissued 02 October 2024). EPA/ATEF SAFADI
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Israel Says it Killed Senior Hamas Leader in Gaza Airstrike 3 Months Ago

Israeli soldiers take cover during a missile attack next to the border with Gaza, near Sderot, southern Israel, 09 October 2023 (reissued 02 October 2024). EPA/ATEF SAFADI
Israeli soldiers take cover during a missile attack next to the border with Gaza, near Sderot, southern Israel, 09 October 2023 (reissued 02 October 2024). EPA/ATEF SAFADI

The Israeli military said Thursday that it killed a senior Hamas leader in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip around three months ago.

It said that a strike on an underground compound in northern Gaza killed Rawhi Mushtaha and two other Hamas commanders, Sameh Siraj and Sameh Oudeh.

There was no immediate comment from Hamas.

The military said the three commanders had taken refuge in a fortified underground compound in northern Gaza that served as a command and control center.

It said Mushtaha was a close associate of Yahya Sinwar, the top leader of Hamas who helped mastermind the Oct. 7 attack into Israel that triggered the war.

Sinwar is believed to be alive and in hiding inside Gaza.