Israel Says it Eliminated Head of Hamas Network in Southern Syria

Soldiers stand next to Israeli Army tanks, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Soldiers stand next to Israeli Army tanks, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
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Israel Says it Eliminated Head of Hamas Network in Southern Syria

Soldiers stand next to Israeli Army tanks, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart
Soldiers stand next to Israeli Army tanks, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in northern Israel, September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart

The Israeli army said on Saturday that it had eliminated the head of the Palestinian Hamas' network in southern Syria, whom it referred to as Ahmad Muhammad Fahd, overnight on Friday.

Israel has vowed to dismantle Hamas’ military and political regime in the Gaza Strip.

Israel regularly targets military sites in Syria and facilities linked to Iran and Hezbollah.

Those strikes have become more frequent as Hezbollah has exchanged fire with Israeli forces for the past 11 months against the backdrop of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.



Lebanon Blocks Iranian Plane from Entering Airspace after Israeli Threats

Cars drive outside Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport (Reuters)
Cars drive outside Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport (Reuters)
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Lebanon Blocks Iranian Plane from Entering Airspace after Israeli Threats

Cars drive outside Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport (Reuters)
Cars drive outside Beirut's Rafik Hariri International Airport (Reuters)

Lebanon's transport ministry told an Iranian aircraft not to enter its airspace after Israel warned air traffic control at Beirut airport that it would use "force" if the plane landed, a source at the ministry told Reuters.

The source said it was not clear what was on the plane.

"The priority is people's lives," the source added.