Three leaders of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) have been killed in an Israeli drone attack on an apartment in the Kola district of Beirut, the group itself says. In the messaging service Telegram, the PFLP states that it is about the head of the Politburo, Mohamed Abdel, the PFLP’s military leader for Lebanon, Imad Awda, and Abdul Rahman Abdul Aal. The latter’s role is not stated. Eyewitnesses told Reuters that early Monday night they heard a loud bang and saw smoke rising from a hole in the top floor of an apartment building, and that it appeared that the attack was very targeted. A Lebanese security source told the AFP news agency that at least four people were killed. – At least four people were killed in an Israeli drone attack targeting an apartment belonging to Jamaa Islamiya in Beirut’s inner city, says the source. Israel has not commented on the information. Israel carried out new attacks against Beirut on the night of Monday. Photo: Bilal Hussein / AP Attacks dozens of Hezbollah targets In addition, fighter jets from the Israeli Air Force “attacked dozens of rocket launchers and buildings where weapons were stored in the Bekaa in Lebanon”, says a statement from the IDF in the Telegram messaging service on the night of Monday . All the targets were linked to Hezbollah, the military adds. – Israel will continue with powerful attacks to destroy and break down Hezbollah’s military capabilities and infrastructure in Lebanon, writes the IDF. The statement came after a Lebanese security source said earlier Monday night that four people were killed in an Israeli drone attack on an apartment in central Beirut. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) issued a statement saying three of its leaders were killed in the attack. The IDF has not commented on this attack. On Sunday, at least 105 people were killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon, and 359 were injured, according to figures from the Ministry of Health in Beirut. Published 30.09.2024, at 05.53
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