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Israel-Iran war live updates: Israeli strike on Beirut targets senior Hezbollah official

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israel launched several attacks on Beirut in its ongoing conflict with the Hezbollah.
Israel-Iran war live updates: Debris is scattered at the site of an Israeli strike on central Beirut's Bachoura neighbourhood, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces
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Israel-Iran war live updates: Debris is scattered at the site of an Israeli strike on central Beirut's Bachoura neighbourhood, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces REUTERS/Emilie Madi

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israeli forces on Thursday attacked central Beirut, leaving at least six persons dead and seven injured. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said about 1.2 million Lebanese had been displaced by Israeli attacks. Israel's strike came right after they suffered eight combat losses as they tried to mount a ground incursion into Lebanon against the Hezbollah. The Hezbollah confirmed that it had destroyed three Israeli Merkava tanks with rockets near the border town of Maroun El Ras....Read More

In a condolence video, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, “We are at the height of a difficult war against Iran's Axis of Evil, which wants to destroy us. This will not happen because we will stand together and with God's help, we will win together.”

Over the past 24 hours, Lebanon has suffered at least 46 deaths due to air raids. The aggressive retaliation from Israel is in response to Iran launching 200 missiles at them on Tuesday, though most of them were intercepted.

Israel and its key ally US have vowed to take action against Iran,though President Joe Biden has requested the former to deal with the situation with “proportional” force.

Several countries such as Spain, Germany, South Korea and more have asked their citizens to evacuate Lebanon and Israel due to the deadly battle that has taken over the Middle East.

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Oct 4, 2024 3:39 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israeli strike on Beirut targets senior Hezbollah official

Israel-Iran war live updates: An Israeli strike in Beirut aimed at senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine, as stated by an Israeli source in a post on the social media platform X early Friday, Reuters reported.

Safieddine is widely considered the successor to the late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. However, Reuters has not been able to verify this information, and there has been no immediate official statement from either party.

Oct 4, 2024 2:54 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israeli airstrike targets area near Beirut Airport

Israel-Iran war live updates: According to a source in Lebanon's Ministry of Transport and Public Works, at least one Israeli strike early Friday targeted an area outside the perimeter of Beirut's international airport, as reported by Reuters.

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Oct 4, 2024 2:27 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: US discusses strikes on Iran oil sites as Israel presses Lebanon offensive

Israel-Iran war live updates: President Joe Biden stated on Thursday that the US is considering strikes on Iran's oil facilities in response to Tehran's missile attack on Israel, while Israel's military continues its operations against the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Lebanon, Reuters reported

As Israel evaluates its options following Iran's largest assault to date on Tuesday, Biden was asked if he would endorse an Israeli strike on Iran's oil facilities. "We're discussing that," he replied to reporters.

His remarks led to a spike in global oil prices, as escalating tensions in the Middle East have raised concerns among traders about potential supply disruptions. However, Biden emphasized, "There is nothing going to happen today." He also reiterated on Wednesday that he would not support any Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities.

Oct 4, 2024 1:33 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israeli military orders urgent evacuation of buildings in Beirut

Israel-Iran war live updates: The Israeli military has issued an urgent call for the immediate evacuation of specific buildings located in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

Oct 4, 2024 12:58 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: G7 leaders appeal to regional actors in Middle East for responsible action

Israel-Iran war live updates: G7 leaders on Thursday expressed their growing concern over the escalating crisis in the Middle East, urging regional actors to "act responsibly" and exercise restraint, while reaffirming their strong support for Israel's security, Reuters reported.

In a statement released by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office, the G7 leaders declared, "We, the Leaders of the G7, express deep concern over the deteriorating situation in the Middle East ... We unequivocally reiterate our commitment to the security of Israel."

The statement also warned of the risks posed by the ongoing cycle of attacks and retaliations, saying it could lead to an "uncontrollable escalation" that would serve no one's interests. "Therefore, we call on all regional players to act responsibly and with restraint."

The G7 includes the United States, Canada, Italy, France, Germany, Japan, and Britain.

Oct 4, 2024 12:35 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israel army says Yazidi woman rescued from Gaza after decade in captivity

Israel-Iran war live updates: The Israeli army announced on Thursday that its troops had freed a Yazidi woman who had been held in Gaza after being captured by Islamic State militants a decade ago and trafficked to the Palestinian territory.

The military revealed that the 21-year-old woman of Yazidi origin was rescued during a coordinated and intricate operation earlier this week, which involved collaboration with the United States, Jordan, and other international partners.

"She was recently rescued in a secret mission from the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing," the army stated.

"Upon her entry into Israel, she continued to Jordan through the Allenby Bridge crossing and from there returned to her family in Iraq."

Oct 3, 2024 11:57 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israel issues wider evacuation warnings in Lebanon, signalling escalation

Israel-Iran war live updates: The Israeli military on Thursday issued warnings for residents to evacuate a city and several communities in southern Lebanon, located north of a U.N.-designated buffer zone. This move suggests that Israel may expand the ground offensive it initiated earlier in the week against Hezbollah, Associated Press reported.

The evacuation orders include Nabatieh, a provincial capital, and surrounding areas north of the Litani River, which marks the northern boundary of the U.N. Security Council's border zone established after the 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah. Both sides have accused each other of breaching the resolution.

So far, at least nine Israeli soldiers have died in clashes with Hezbollah fighters in southern Lebanon, where Israel has described its current ground operations as limited. The region is also on high alert for potential Israeli retaliation following an Iranian ballistic missile strike.

Oct 3, 2024 11:30 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israel will not allow Hezbollah to 'settle' again in Lebanon, says military chief

Israel-Iran war live updates: The head of the Israeli military on Thursday pledged to continue targeting Hezbollah positions throughout Lebanon, emphasising that the group would not be permitted to reestablish itself in its traditional strongholds, AFP reported.

"We will not allow Hezbollah to settle itself in these places in the future. The severe blows against Hezbollah in all areas -- in Beirut, in the (Bekaa) Valley, in south Lebanon -- will continue," Israeli armed forces chief of staff Herzi Halevi stated in a televised address.

Oct 3, 2024 10:48 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: NGOs request humanitarian aid for Lebanon

Leading humanitarian groups on Thursday called for a ceasefire in Lebanon, voicing concern at the growing impact of Israel's conflict with Hezbollah on civilians.

"The last couple of weeks have been a complete nightmare," said Jennifer Moorehead, Lebanon country director for Save the Children.

More than 1.2 million people or 20 percent of the population had left their homes and were on the move, she said, creating a "crisis of alarming proportions", Beirut-based Moorehead told a video conference. (AFP)

Oct 3, 2024 10:00 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Islamic Resistance attacks south Israel

The Islamic Resistance in Iraq said in a statement that it has attacked a target in South Israel, reported Reuters.

Oct 3, 2024 9:30 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Drone intercepted by Israeli military

The Israeli military said that it intercepted a drone in southern Israel, with no casualties reported. (Reuters)

Oct 3, 2024 8:56 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Biden says discussing possible Israeli strikes

President Joe Biden said he was discussing possible Israeli strikes on Iranian oil facilities, in comments that sent oil prices spiking Thursday just a month before the US presidential election.

Biden told reporters at the White House however that he was not expecting Israel to launch any retaliation for Tehran's missile barrage on Israel before Thursday at least. (AFP)

Oct 3, 2024 8:27 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Dozens of health workers killed in Lebanon

At least 28 on-duty medics have been killed in the past 24 hours in Lebanon, where Israel has launched airstrikes and sent troops to fight Hezbollah in an escalating conflict, the World Health Organization chief said on Thursday.

"Many (other) health workers are not reporting to duty and fled the areas where they work due to bombardments," Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told an online press briefing, calling for stronger protections for health workers. (Reuters)

Oct 3, 2024 8:08 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israeli strike kills 9 more in Beirut

An Israeli airstrike on an apartment in central Beirut has killed nine people, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Israel has been pounding areas of the country where the Hezbollah militant group has a strong presence since late September, but has rarely struck in the heart of the capital.

There was no warning before the strike late Wednesday, which hit an apartment in central Beirut not far from the United Nations headquarters, the prime minister’s office and parliament. Hezbollah’s civil defense unit said seven of its members were killed. (AP)

Oct 3, 2024 7:54 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: ‘Nothing going to happen on Thursday,’ says Biden

US President Joe Biden said he did not believe any Israeli strikes against Iran would come on Thursday, as the region tensely awaits a response to Tehran's massive missile attack on Israel.

"First of all, we don't 'allow' Israel, we advise Israel. And there is nothing going to happen today," Biden told reporters at the White House when asked if he would allow Israel to retaliate against Iran. (AFP)

Oct 3, 2024 7:38 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: 40 killed in Lebanon in recent Israeli strikes

Lebanon's health minister said Thursday more than 40 rescuers and firefighters were killed by Israeli fire in three days, with 97 killed overall since Hezbollah and Israel began clashing last October.

Firass Abiad told reporters that in three days 40 people "among those working in ambulances and fire trucks" were killed. (AFP)

Oct 3, 2024 7:03 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Lebanon returns fire to Israel for the first time

Lebanon's army said it returned Israeli fire for the first time on Thursday in nearly a year of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah after a second soldier was killed by Israeli fire.

"A soldier was killed after the Israeli enemy targeted an army post in the Bint Jbeil area -- in the south, and the personnel at the post responded to the sources of fire," the army said in a statement. A military official told AFP this was the first response to Israeli fire since last October because the post had been "directly" hit, requesting anonymity to discuss sensitive matters. (AFP)

Oct 3, 2024 6:46 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Iran summons European envoys over criticism

Iran summoned the German and Austrian ambassadors on Thursday after their governments rebuked the Islamic republic over its missile attack on Israel, state media reported. The move, according to the official IRNA news agency, was in response to the "unacceptable measures" by Germany and Austria in summoning the Iranian envoys over Iran's attack on Tuesday. Iran's foreign ministry said in a statement that the attack was a "legitimate, responsible and effective response in punishing the aggressor Zionist regime (Israel)". (AFP)

Oct 3, 2024 6:28 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: New Israeli strike hits Beirut

Lebanon's state-run media said three Israeli air strikes hit Hezbollah's south Beirut stronghold on Thursday, the latest raids following a night of intense bombardment.

"Enemy aircraft launched three strikes on (Beirut's) southern suburbs," the official National News Agency (NNA) reported.

A source close to the group told AFP the strike "targeted a building housing Hezbollah's media relations office," which had already been "evacuated". (AFP)

Oct 3, 2024 5:58 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Airlines avoid Iranian airspace, hike up fuel price

Airlines are largely avoiding Iranian airspace in their flights over the Middle East, according to flight tracker FlightRadar24, lengthening flight times and hiking up fuel costs as worries over a retaliatory attack from Israel targeting Iran grow. (Reuters)

Oct 3, 2024 5:33 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israel calls for evacuation in South Lebanon

Israel's military urged residents of over 20 towns in south Lebanon to evacuate their homes immediately on Thursday as it pressed on with an incursion after suffering its worst losses in a year of fighting the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah. (Reuters)

Oct 3, 2024 4:59 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: 9 dead in Israeli strike on Beirut

An Israeli airstrike on an apartment in central Beirut has killed nine people, according to Lebanon's health ministry. Israel has been pounding areas of the country where the Hezbollah militant group has a strong presence since late September, but has rarely struck in the heart of the capital. (AP)

Oct 3, 2024 4:44 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Iran rejects G7 statement on attack against Israel

Iran responded to the G7 condemnation of its attack on Israel by saying it is "biased and irresponsible", Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said in a statement on Thursday. (Reuters)

Oct 3, 2024 4:16 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israel killed 15 Hezbollah militants in Lebanon strike

Israel's military said it killed 15 Hezbollah militants in an air strike on southern Lebanon, as the Iran-backed movement said it thwarted an Israeli advance at the border.

Israel announced this week that its troops had started "ground raids" into parts of southern Lebanon, a stronghold of Hezbollah, after days of heavy bombardment on areas across the country where the group holds sway.

The bombing has killed more than 1,000 people, according to Lebanese health ministry figures, and forced hundreds of thousands of people to flee their homes in a country already mired in economic and political crisis. (AFP)

Oct 3, 2024 3:39 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israel kills Hamas leader Abdel-Aziz Salha

Israel has killed Abdel-Aziz Salha, a West Bank Hamas militant who had been jailed for life for taking part in the lynching of two Israeli reservists in Ramallah in 2000 but later deported to Gaza in a prisoner swap, Hamas media and medics said.

Salha was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a tent inside Al-Aklouk School, which shelters displaced Palestinians, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip earlier on Thursday, medics said. (Reuters)

Oct 3, 2024 3:12 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: ‘Iran will pay,' says Israeli envoy to India

Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, said that the country successfully defended itself against a barrage of ballistic missiles launched by Iran on Tuesday, adding that Iran would face consequences of this attack.

"Our PM was very clear that Iran will pay a price. We have to think about it thoroughly--can we have a situation where rouge states like Iran attack with a barrage of ballistic missiles? If this goes unchecked, then consequences will be terrible for the region...If nobody is going to stop Iran, then it is our responsibility," said the envoy. (ANI)

Oct 3, 2024 2:55 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Nearly 42,000 Palestinians killed till now

Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 41,788 Palestinians and wounded 96,794 since Oct. 7, the Palestinian enclave's health ministry said on Thursday. (Reuters)

Oct 3, 2024 2:33 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: IDF says it has killed Rawhi Mushtaha

In a statement, Israel military said that they have eliminated Rawhi Mushtaha, the head of Hamas government, in Gaza Strip. (Reuters)

Oct 3, 2024 2:16 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israeli strike in Beirut kills 7

An Israeli strike overnight in the Lebanese capital Beirut killed seven health and rescue workers, an Islamic health organization said Thursday.

The airstrike in the residential Bashoura district targeted an apartment in a multi-story building that houses an office of the Health Society, a group of civilian first responders affiliated to Hezbollah. It was the closest strike to the central downtown district of Beirut, where the United Nations and government offices are located

Oct 3, 2024 2:00 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israel claims 15 Hezbollah leaders dead in Bint Jbeil town

Israel-Iran war live updates: The Israeli military on Thursday confirmed that they killed approximately 15 Hezbollah members after striking the municipality building of southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil.

Israeli strikes on Thursday left atleast six people dead in central Beirut as well.

Oct 3, 2024 1:51 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israel bars UN Secretary General from visiting country

Israel-Iran war live updates: UN Secretary General Anthony Guterres has been banned from entering Israel for failing to condemn Iran's attack on them.

In a post on X foreign secretary Katz said, "Today, I have declared UN secretary-general persona non grata in Israel and banned him from entering the country. Anyone who cannot unequivocally condemn Iran's heinous attack on Israel, as almost every country in the world has done, does not deserve to step foot on Israeli soil."

Oct 3, 2024 1:37 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israeli army claims that two drones from Lebanon were shot down

Israel-Iran war live updates: The Israeli army said that two drones launched from Lebanon were intercepted, reported Al Jazeera.

One unmanned aerial vehicle was intercepted off the coast of Nahariya, in northern Israel, while another struck an unspecified open area.

The government has not specified if any injuries or deaths were recorded.

Oct 3, 2024 1:24 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israeli strike in Syria hits Russian weapon depot

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israel attacked a Russian weapons depot in the Jableh countryside on Syria's west coast, the country's state media reported.

The Israeli military reportedly has been striking targets in coastal cities in Syria since Thursday morning.

Oct 3, 2024 12:54 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Qatar's Emir says they had always warned of Israel's ‘impunity’

Israel-Iran war live updates: Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani issued a statement on Thursday saying that what is happening in the middle east is a 'collective genocide' and that his country has always warned of Israel's 'impunity'.

His remarks come in the wake of Israel bombing Lebanon and tensions between Israel and Iran peaking after a series of strikes and counterstrikes.

Oct 3, 2024 12:27 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Flights resume in Iran

Israel-Iran war live updates: Flights have resumed in Iran since Thursday morning, state media reported the country's Civil Aviation Organisation as saying.

Earlier, restrictions had been imposed on Tuesday when Tehran launched missiles at Israel.

Oct 3, 2024 12:14 PM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: More than 1,900 killed in a year of cross-border fighting in Lebanon

Israel-Iran war live updates: More than 1,900 people have been killed and over 9,000 wounded in Lebanon in almost a year of cross-border fighting, with most of the deaths occurring in the past two weeks, according to Lebanese government statistics.

PM Najib Mikati said about 1.2 million Lebanese had been displaced by Israeli attacks and more continue to be as evacuations occur in villages that Israel plans to strike.

Oct 3, 2024 11:59 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Conflict in middle-east drives up oil prices

Israel-Iran war live updates: Oil prices rose on Thursday as the possibility of an all-out war in the of middle east has introduced fear of supply from Iran being stopped.

If Israel were to target Iran's oil reserves then prices would skyrocket even more.

Oct 3, 2024 11:37 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Syrian human rights group claims Israeli strike killed four in Damascus

Israel-Iran war live updates: The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said that an Israeli strike on Wednesday in Damascus killed four people, including Hassan Jaafar al-Qasir, son-in-law of the slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

Syria has also been facing the brunt of Israeli offensives, with several strikes aimed at Damascus and Golan Heights to root out “terror targets”

Oct 3, 2024 11:12 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: 17 overnight strikes hit Beirut on Thursday

Israel-Iran war live updates: A total of 17 overnight strikes hit Beirut on Thursday, Lebanon's official National News Agency (NNA) reported.

Israeli bombings in Lebanon have displaced hundreds of thousands of people and killed more than a thousand people in the last two weeks.

In Thursday's strikes several buildings in the densely populated southern suburbs were also destroyed.

Oct 3, 2024 10:45 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israel confirms siren sounds as ‘false identification’

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israeli forces have confirmed that the sirens that started ringing near the Gaza strip were a case of ‘false identification’ and citizens need not be worried.

Oct 3, 2024 10:23 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israeli army says sirens sounded near Gaza strip

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israeli army said on Thursday that sirens were sounded in the community of Nashal Oz near the Gaza strip.

They didn't provide any additional information.

Oct 3, 2024 10:02 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Biden seeks to deter Israeli attack on Iran's nuclear facilities

Israel-Iran war live updates: US President Joe Biden has attempted to rein in Israel's offensive against Iran, by asking them to avoid attacking Iran's nuclear facilities.

In a meeting with G7 nations, they decided on imposing sanctions on Iran and supported Israel's right to defend and retaliate, however Biden also stated that any response should be “proportional”

Oct 3, 2024 9:40 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Lebanon’s UN ambassador says 2006 resolution could end fighting on border

Israel-Iran war live updates: Lebanon's UN ambassador has asked the international organisation to step in and implement a 2006 resolution that could end fighting on the border.

The resolution, which was supposed to end the last Israel-Hezbollah war in 2006, proposes disarming all armed groups, including Hezbollah, and empowering the Lebanese armed forces to hold the border.

Oct 3, 2024 9:20 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: France issues travel advisory for citizens in Iran

Israel-Iran war live updates:: The French Embassy in Iran asked all its citizens to be careful in travels to Iran and to keep track of messages from the embassy.

They also advised their citizens to refrain from coming to Iran and asked them to leave Iranian territory as soon as possible.

Oct 3, 2024 9:01 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Pope calls for prayers, fasting on October 7

Israel-Iran war live updates: Commemorating the tragic loss of life on October 7, 2023, Pope Francis has asked people to pray and fast as the conflict between Israel and other middle-eastern countries

In a post on X, Pope Francis said, "On October 7, I ask everyone to take part in a day of prayer and fasting for peace in the world. Pray together."

Oct 3, 2024 8:41 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israel’s U.N. ambassador calls Iran the face of terror, death and chaos

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israel’s U.N. ambassador Danny Danon said on Wednesday that the “the time for empty calls for de-escalation is over.”

Calling Iran a danger to the world after it launched 200 missiles, he said “Iran’s true face is one of terror, death and chaos.”

Danon stressed that Israel will not stop until all of the hostages taken by Hamas are returned.

Oct 3, 2024 8:27 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Muslim leaders angered by VP Harris' stance

The senior advisor to Vice President Kamala Harris met American Muslim and Arab leaders on Wednesday who were angered by her continued support for Israel.

Harris told community leaders in the virtual meeting that the administration supports a ceasefire in Gaza, diplomacy in Lebanon and stability in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the vice president's office said.

Oct 3, 2024 8:11 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: China asked the UN security council to de-escalate situation in Middle East

Israel-Iran war live updates: China called on the UN Security Council to take "urgent actions" to mediate and cease violence in the Middle East as Israel launched fresh air strikes in Lebanon.

China's permanent representative to the U.N., Fu Cong, said during a Security Council briefing on Wednesday, that it needed to make clear and unequivocal demands to stop the cycle of violence over the Israeli-Lebanon conflict.

“The Security Council bears the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.”

Oct 3, 2024 7:54 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: Israeli forces to target Syrian west coast cities

Israel-Iran war live updates: The Israeli military is targeting sites in western Syria coastal cities following strikes in Lebanon to root out Hezbollah operatives.

Israel also issued am evacuation order for southern Beirut and southern Lebanon ahead of strikes on Thursday

Oct 3, 2024 7:23 AM IST

Israel-Iran war live updates: American dies in Lebanon strike

Israel-Iran war live updates: Kamel Ahmad Jawad, an American from Michigan, was killed in Lebanon in an Israeli airstrike, according to the man's daughter, friend and the U.S. congresswoman representing his constituency.

Democratic U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib's office said on Wednesday it was in touch with Kamel Ahmad Jawad's family.

His daughter, Nadine Jawad, said in a statement that her father was killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon on Tuesday "while trying to save innocent lives." She added that in his final days, her father chose to stay near a hospital to help the elderly and the disabled.

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