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Hamas confirms death of commander in attack in Lebanon

Hamas confirms death of commander in attack in Lebanon

Beirut, 5 October 2024 (dpa/MIA) - The Palestinian militant Hamas group confirmed on Saturday the death of another commander in Lebanon.

Saeed Atallah Ali was killed in an Israeli strike on the Beddawi refugee camp about 5 kilometres north of the port city of Tripoli, Hamas said.

The Lebanese news agency NNA reported that Ali's wife and two children were also killed in the attack.

Lebanese security sources had previously reported that a drone had struck an apartment in a Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli.

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