Top Lebanese resistance commander killed in Israeli drone attack
The leader of Lebanon-based Islamic Group, who is also a commander of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, has been assassinated in an Israeli drone strike in eastern Lebanon.
Lebanese media said Mohammed Hamid Jabara, leader of al-Jamaa al-Islamiya (the Islamic Group) in Lebanon, was martyred on Thursday following an Israeli airstrike that targeted his car in the town of Ghazz in the Western Bekaa, southeastern Lebanon.
Hamas confirmed the martyrdom of Jabara, who was born in the Lebanese town of Qaraoun in the Bekaa Valley.
Al-Jamaa al-Islamiya and its armed wing, known as the Fajr Forces, said in a statement that Jabara was killed in a "treacherous Zionist raid" in Bekaa.
In reaction to the assassination, Lebanon's Islamic Group said in a statement that resistance factions in Lebanon will maintain their unity and resilience in the face of the Israeli regime.
Bassam Hamoud, Vice President of the Islamic Group's political bureau, reiterated the party's commitment to confronting Israeli aggression and supporting the Palestinian cause.
The resistance groups in Lebanon, led by Hezbollah, have formed a formidable front to enhance the effectiveness of their operations against the Israeli occupation forces.
Earlier this month, Hezbollah said Israel had assassinated a senior commander, Mohamed Naim Nasser, in an airstrike on southern Lebanon.
The exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israel has intensified since the regime assassinated Sami Taleb Abdullah, a senior commander of the resistance group, in June. That assassination prompted Hezbollah to fire its largest barrage of drones and rockets against Israeli targets yet in retaliation.
Hezbollah has made it clear that a comprehensive ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is the sole way to bring calm to the Lebanese border.
Hezbollah has fought off two Israeli wars against Lebanon in 2000 and 2006. The resistance movement forced the regime to retreat in both conflicts.
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