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Middle East crisis live: Hamas says its leader in Lebanon has been killed; Israel accused of central Beirut strike

Hamas said Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin was killed in an Israeli attack in the south; Beirut’s Kola district hit in what may be first Israeli attack on the centre of Lebanon’s capital since 2006

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Itay Blumental, who is military correspondent at Israel’s Channel 11, reports on social media that the UAV intercepted earlier by Israel’s military was targeted at infrastructure in the Karish gas field out at sea. Israel’s military has also issued a video which it says shows the interception. The Karish gas field belongs to Israel as part of a deal brokered with Lebanon over disputed waters in 2022.

Reuters and Lebanon’s National News Agency are both also reporting an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Hamas said Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin was killed in an Israeli attack in the south; Beirut’s Kola district hit in what may be first Israeli attack on the centre of Lebanon’s capital since 2006 See all our coverage from the Middle EastItay Blumental, who is military correspondent at Israel’s Channel 11, reports on social media that the UAV intercepted earlier by Israel’s military was targeted at infrastructure in the Karish gas field out at sea. Israel’s military has also issued a video which it says shows the interception. The Karish gas field belongs to Israel as part of a deal brokered with Lebanon over disputed waters in 2022.Reuters and Lebanon’s National News Agency are both also reporting an Israeli strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs. Continue reading…