IDF confirms elimination of Islamic Jihad commander in Lebanon PHOTO

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has confirmed the killing of a commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement in Lebanon’s Beqaa region.

“Overnight (Sunday), the IDF struck in the area of Baalbek and eliminated the terrorist Wael Mahmoud Abd al-Halim, who served as the Islamic Jihad's Commander of the Beqaa region in Lebanon. 

Al-Halim led the integration of Islamic Jihad terrorists into combat operations alongside Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon and operated to advance terrorist attacks against IDF soldiers in recent weeks.

Prior to the strike, steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harm to civilians, including the use of precise munitions and aerial surveillance,” the army said.

Earlier reports also indicated the death of a senior Islamic Jihad figure and his daughter in an Israeli airstrike.

By Jeyhun Aghazada