Israeli military says Hamas member killed in Tyre was ‘significant’ operative
Israel’s military has confirmed it carried out a drone strike near the southern Lebanese town of Tyre today that killed two people, including Hamas member Hadi Mustafa. In a statement on Telegram, Israel’s military described Mustafa as a “significant” Hamas operative who directed “terrorist cells” and advanced attacks against “Israeli and Jewish targets… around the world”.
The statement added that Israel’s military and security forces “will continue to operate against” Hamas wherever its members are. The Israeli military, in a separate post on its official X page, posted aerial footage appearing to show the drone strike that hit Mustafa’s car.
Israeli attack on car in Lebanon’s southern city of Tyre
Hamas says its member target of Israeli drone attack near Tyre
Hadi Mustafa, a Hamas member based in the Rashidieh Palestinian refugee camp near Tyre, was one of those killed when an Israeli drone attack hit a car he was travelling in, Lebanon 24 news outlet reports citing a Hamas statement. The attack took place as the car drove down al-Hosh road, south of Tyre and near the Rashidieh camp.
A Syrian man travelling with Mustafa was also killed in the attack, while a third person was wounded, Lebanon 24 reported.
Anger mounting in eastern Lebanon as Israel strikes deeper across border
In less than 24 hours, Israel carried out a series of air strikes, targeting what it says are Hezbollah’s positions in eastern Lebanon. One of those strikes hit a building behind me. It collapsed and there were casualties.
You speak to people here and they say that this was a civilian target. There is a lot of anger. This is an escalation in the confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah.
