Israel kills significant Hamas member in Lebanon airstrike

The Israeli army says it killed a “significant” Hamas member in an airstrike in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, part of an increased offensive in the country over the past few days.

Hadi Ali Mustafa, who the army said was responsible for attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets around the world, was an associate of Saleh al-Arouri, who was killed in a targeted Israeli attack in Beirut in January. The strike on the car in Tyre that killed Mustafa also left a Syrian passer-by dead, according to local reports.

Israel has expanded the scope of its military activity against the Shia militia group Hezbollah in Lebanon and is operating far from the Israeli border, attacking significant military targets.

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