US EditionIsraeli military says it struck 'key' Hamas figure in Lebanon's Tripoli
NORTH GOVERNORATE, LEBANON, JUL 9 – The Israeli military killed a senior Hamas commander in an intelligence-led strike near Tripoli, marking the first assassination in northern Lebanon since the ceasefire, officials said.
- On July 8, 2025, the Israeli military struck a vehicle near Tripoli, Lebanon, killing at least three people and injuring 13 others in an airstrike.
- The strike occurred amid U.S. envoy Tom Barrack's two-day visit to Lebanon to negotiate Hezbollah's gradual disarmament and reduce regional tensions.
- The targeted vehicle was linked to Maharan Mustafa Bajur, head of Hamas' military wing planning in Lebanon, while Hezbollah raised alert levels and evacuated centers anticipating more strikes.
- Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam expressed the country's willingness to establish a security framework that includes Israel's complete withdrawal and the disarmament of Hezbollah, while Barrack highlighted ongoing efforts to achieve a ceasefire and promote peace.
- The strike marks an escalation in Israeli operations against Hamas and Hezbollah in Lebanon, highlighting fragile ceasefire conditions and ongoing instability in the region.
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According to the Israeli army, an attack on a high-ranking Hamas terrorist has been carried out in northern Lebanon.
The military operation takes place on the same day as delegations from Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group initiated indirect contacts in Doha
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3 dead in north Lebanon strike that Israel says hit Hamas militant
TRIPOLI, Lebanon: Lebanon said three people were killed Tuesday (Jul 8) in a strike near Tripoli that the Israeli military said targeted a Hamas militant, the first on the north since a November ceasefire with Hezbollah. The strike came amid
At least three people have been killed and 13 wounded in an Israeli strike near Tripoli in northern Lebanon. Israel said it targeted a "key" figure in the Palestinian Hamas movement.
IDF Drone Strike Kills Senior Hamas Official Mehran Ba’jur in Southern Lebanon
The IDF has released footage of the drone strike in southern Lebanon. Killed in the explosion was Mehran Mustafa Ba’jur, a high-ranking Hamas official who was behind rocket attacks on Israeli cities and worked to build Hamas’ terror network in Lebanon.
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