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Haniyeh to Visit Beirut, Meet Top Officials

Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh (FILE PHOTO - Anadolu Agency)
Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh (FILE PHOTO - Anadolu Agency)
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Haniyeh to Visit Beirut, Meet Top Officials

Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh (FILE PHOTO - Anadolu Agency)
Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh (FILE PHOTO - Anadolu Agency)

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh will carry out a two-day visit to Beirut on Sunday, as part of a foreign tour that will take him to a number of Arab countries, the Palestinian movement said in a statement.

Haniyeh is visiting Beirut alongside a number of Hamas officials. He is expected to hold talks with a number of Lebanese officials, including President Michel Aoun, caretaker Prime-Minister Hassan Diab and Speaker Nabih Berri, as well as leaders of Palestinian factions in Lebanon.

The Hamas statement said that during his meetings with officials in Beirut, Haniyeh will discuss last month’s fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the plight of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

Haniyeh was last in Beirut in September 2020 when he participated by videoconference in a meeting of Palestinian leaders hosted by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.
Haniyeh was last in the country in 1993.

The Hamas leader has recently visited Egypt, Morocco, and Mauritania with hopes to revive support for the Palestinian cause and rally support against the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.

He resides in the Gulf state of Qatar.

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Israeli Strike South of Beirut Kills Commander in Jama'a Islamiya Group

A soldier of the Lebanese army stands next to the vehicle that was targeted by the Israeli army in Baaouerta. (X)
A soldier of the Lebanese army stands next to the vehicle that was targeted by the Israeli army in Baaouerta. (X)
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Israeli Strike South of Beirut Kills Commander in Jama'a Islamiya Group

A soldier of the Lebanese army stands next to the vehicle that was targeted by the Israeli army in Baaouerta. (X)
A soldier of the Lebanese army stands next to the vehicle that was targeted by the Israeli army in Baaouerta. (X)

An Israeli drone strike south of the Lebanese capital killed a top commander from the Jama'a Islamiya group, the group said in a statement on Tuesday.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.

The strike on Tuesday morning killed Hussein Atawi, a leading commander in the armed branch of Jama'a Islamiya known as the Fajr Forces, as he was driving from his home to his office in Beirut, the statement said.

The Fajr Forces fired rockets across Lebanon's southern border at Israel throughout the year-long war that ended last year in a ceasefire deal. Israeli airstrikes killed several of the group's members during the conflict.

Since the ceasefire, Israel has continued to carry out strikes on Lebanese territory, mostly targeting fighters from Lebanese armed group Hezbollah or its arms depots. Israeli troops also still occupy five hilltop positions in southern Lebanon.

Lebanon, Hezbollah and the Jama'a Islamiya have condemned the strikes and Israeli troop presence, calling them violations of the truce and of Lebanon's sovereignty. Israel says the fighters and weapons pose a threat to Israeli civilians.