08-07-2025
Israel military says struck Hamas militant in north Lebanon
JERUSALEM: Israel's military said Tuesday it had struck a Hamas militant in the Lebanese city of Tripoli, in its first strike on the country's north since a November ceasefire ended hostilities with Hezbollah.
'A short while ago, the (Israeli military) struck a key Hamas terrorist in the area of Tripoli in Lebanon,' the military said in a statement, without providing further details.
The military said earlier that it had killed two militants of the Lebanese armed movement Hezbollah in two separate attacks on southern Lebanon Monday.
It identified one of them as Ali Haidar, a local Hezbollah commander whom it said was involved in restoring militant infrastructure sites in the area.
Hezbollah's clout has diminished after it emerged bruised from a conflict with Israel last year, fueled by Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.
Israel, however, has kept up strikes against Hezbollah despite the ceasefire.
Israel said last week that it was 'interested' in striking peace agreements with Lebanon and neighboring Syria.
The ceasefire aimed to end hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah after the Lebanese group launched a wave of cross-border attacks on northern Israel in solidarity with its Palestinian ally Hamas following its October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
