Hamas commander among 2 killed in Israeli airstrike in eastern Lebanon

By Naim Berjawi

BEIRUT (AA) - An Israeli airstrike on Friday resulted in the death of two individuals, including a leader of al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, near the Syrian border in eastern Lebanon.

Sources said an Israeli drone targeted a vehicle in the town of Majdal Anjar, Bekaa region.

The al-Qassam Brigades in Lebanon later confirmed in a statement that commander Sharhabil Ali Sayed was killed.

In a related development, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for launching rocket and artillery fire at Israeli sites of Jal al-Alam, Bayad Blida, and Al-Baghdadi near the southern border.

It also announced targeting the Israeli site of Al-Malkiyya near the Lebanese border with artillery shells.

The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel along the shared Israeli-Lebanese border has continued in parallel to the Gaza conflict, displacing thousands of people on both sides and fueling concerns of a wider escalation.

*Writing by Mohammad Sio