Lebanese security forces and forensic experts inspect the scene of an Israeli airstrike in Baawerta (Baaouerta), near the coastal town of Damour, about 20 kilometres south of Beirut, which reportedly killed a military leader of Jamaa Islamiya, a Lebanese Islamist group allied with Palestinian Hamas. AFP
Israel has continued to carry out regular strikes on Lebanon despite a November truce with the Lebanese government, approved by Hezbollah, that sought to halt more than a year of hostilities, including two months of all-out war.
In a statement, JI announced the death of Hussein Atwi, calling him "an academic leader and university professor" and saying an Israeli drone strike "targeted his car as he was travelling to his workplace in Beirut".
Per AFP's source, a Lebanese security official who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Atwi was a leader of JI's armed wing, the Al-Fajr Forces.
The official added that Israel had previously targeted Atwi during its recent war with Hezbollah.
JI is closely linked to both Palestine's Hamas and Lebanon's Hezbollah, and claimed responsibility for multiple attacks against Israel before the 27 November ceasefire.
Also Tuesday, Lebanon's health ministry said an "Israeli enemy" strike in south Lebanon's Tyre district killed one person.
Under the truce, Hezbollah was to pull its fighters north of Lebanon's Litani River and dismantle any remaining military infrastructure in the south.
In return, Israel was to withdraw all its forces from south Lebanon, and yet troops remain in five positions, in a clear violation of the ceasefire.
Israel on Sunday said it had killed two senior Hezbollah members in strikes on Lebanon.
After unclaimed rocket fire against Israel in late March, Lebanon's army said last week it had arrested several Lebanese and Palestinian suspects, while a security official said they included three Hamas members.
According to Lebanese authorities, Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon have killed 190 people since the November ceasefire went into effect.
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