In a targeted airstrike on Monday, Israeli drones assassinated Hamas leader Mohammad Shaheen in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon. The strike hit his vehicle near the coastal corniche, just meters from a Lebanese Army checkpoint.

Israel said it killed Mohammad Shaheen, head of Hamas' military operation in Lebanon. Hamas confirmed death but said Shaheen was a commander An Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon on Monday killed the head of Hamas' military operations in the country,

Israel Defense Forces on Monday said a Hamas commander was killed during a airstrike in Lebanon. The Hamas commander was identified as Muhammed Shaheen. Israel accused him of planning attacks from Lebanon.