Israeli strike south of Beirut kills commander in Sunni Islamist group, statement says

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BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Israeli drone onslaught southbound of the Lebanese superior killed a apical commandant from militant radical Jama'a Islamiya, the radical said successful a connection connected Tuesday.

There was nary contiguous remark from the Israeli military.

The onslaught connected Tuesday greeting killed Hussein Atawi, a starring commandant successful the equipped subdivision of the Sunni Islamist Jama'a Islamiya known arsenic the Fajr Forces, arsenic helium was driving from his location to his bureau successful Beirut, the connection said.

The Fajr Forces fired rockets crossed Lebanon's confederate borderline astatine Israel passim the year-long warfare that ended past twelvemonth successful a ceasefire deal. Israeli airstrikes killed respective of the group's members during the conflict.

Since the ceasefire, Israel has continued to transportation retired strikes connected Lebanese territory, mostly targeting fighters from Lebanese equipped radical Hezbollah oregon its arms depots. Israeli troops besides inactive inhabit 5 hilltop positions successful confederate Lebanon.

Lebanon, Hezbollah and the Jama'a Islamiya person condemned the strikes and Israeli unit presence, calling them violations of the truce and of Lebanon's sovereignty. Israel says the fighters and weapons airs a menace to Israeli civilians.

(Reporting by Maya Gebeily; Editing by Ros Russell)

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