The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) eliminated Hamas's leader Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin in a strike in Lebanon, the military confirmed on Monday.
The strike was achieved in conjunction with intelligence information.
Sherif was responsible for coordinating Hamas operations with Hezbollah in addition to enlisting recruits to the Palestinian terror group.
The Hamas terrorist also oversaw the strengthening of the terror group and advanced Hamas's interests on both a political and military level, the IDF noted.
Sherif reportedly served as head of UNRWA teachers' association
Earlier on Monday, Hamas said its leader in Lebanon, Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin was killed, along with his wife, son, and daughter, in a strike that targeted their house in a Palestinian refugee camp in the southern city of Tyre.
כלי תקשורת פלסטיניים מדווחים: מנהיג חמאס בלבנון אבו אל-אמין שימש גם כראש התאחדות מורי אונר"א במדינה@nurityohanan https://t.co/RqUVzg6Ckr pic.twitter.com/5J80SO43wj
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According to a Kan report on Monday, citing Palestinian reports, the Hamas leader reportedly served as the head of the UNRWA teachers' association in the country.