US EditionIsrael Kills Senior PFLP Commander Mohammed Wishah in Eastern Lebanon Strike
LEBANON, AUG 8 – The Israeli Defense Forces targeted Mohammed Wishah for coordinating attacks and strengthening ties with the Shiite axis amid ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, officials said.
- Israeli airstrikes near the Masnaa border crossing in eastern Lebanon on Thursday afternoon killed Mohammed Wishah, a senior PFLP central committee member, and his bodyguard as they traveled to Syria.
- The strike took place against the backdrop of heightened Israeli attacks targeting Palestinian leaders in Lebanon following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict in October 2023, with previous airstrikes last September having killed additional PFLP members.
- Wishah was born in Gaza in 1954, joined the secular leftist PFLP in 1973, spent years imprisoned by Israel, and had traveled to Lebanon for meetings with group officials before the strike.
- Lebanon's National News Agency reported that the strike resulted in six fatalities and ten injuries, while PFLP official Marwan Abdel-Al expressed grief for Wishah and his bodyguard, describing them as dedicated comrades who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of freedom.
- This strike illustrates ongoing Israeli air operations in Lebanon targeting Palestinian and Hezbollah figures since a recent 14-month war with Hezbollah ended in November 2023.
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Israeli airstrike kills Palestinian official in east Lebanon
An Israeli airstrike on eastern Lebanon killed a number of people, including a senior member of a Palestinian group and his bodyguard as they were on their way to Syria, news reports and his group said Friday. The Thursday afternoon airstrike near the Lebanese border crossing of Masnaa killed Mohammed Wishah, a member of the central committee of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, the group said in a statement. There was no immedi…
Senior PFLP Terrorist Commander Killed in Israeli Airstrike Near Syria-Lebanon Border
A senior military commander in the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) was killed in an Israeli airstrike near the Lebanon-Syria border, the IDF and Shin Bet announced. The strike targeted a vehicle in Lebanon’s eastern Beqaa Valley and resulted in the death of Mohammed Wishah, a Syrian national who served as head […]
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Israeli airstrike kills Palestinian official and bodyguard in east Lebanon
An Israeli airstrike on eastern Lebanon has killed several people, including a senior member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Mohammed Wishah, and his bodyguard.
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