Hamas confirms the death of its leader in Lebanon in an Israeli bombing of his home

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The group claims that the attack also killed the wife and two of the children of Fatah Sharif, alias ‘Abu al Amin’

September 30 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) confirmed this Monday the death of its leader in Lebanon, Fatá Sharif, alias ‘Abú al Amin’, in a bombing carried out by the Israeli Army against Lebanese territory, an event in which several people have also died. members of your family.

“We regret the death of the leader of the movement in Lebanon and a member of its leadership abroad, the martyr Fatah Sharif,” he said, before adding that the bombing was carried out against his home in the Al Bass camp, in the south. from Lebanon.

The group has detailed that along with Sharif, his wife, Umaya Ibrahim Abdulhamid, has died; his son Amin Fatá Sharif and his daughter Uafa Fatá Sharif, as reported by the Palestinian newspaper ‘Filastin’, linked to Hamas.

“Brother ‘Abu Amin’ has died as a martyr in the sacred battle of the ‘Al Aqsa Flood’, in the path of the leaders of our movement of our martyred people, after a career dedicated to the service of the Palestinian people, his legitimate struggle and its just cause,” he concluded.

Islamic Jihad has joined the condolences, denouncing the “terrorist bombing” perpetrated by Israel against Sharif’s home. “This atrocious crime, carried out by enemy forces against a house and its residents, in the heart of a civilian area, is pure hatred that takes place in front of the entire world, who cannot lift a finger,” he said, before emphasize that international inaction “encourages the enemy to continue its crimes.”

The Lebanese authorities reported on Sunday the death of at least 105 people due to the bombings carried out by Israel during that day, in the midst of the increase in Israeli attacks for nearly two weeks, which have left hundreds dead and thousands injured. , in addition to hundreds of thousands of displaced people.

The resurgence in hostilities is part of the clashes for nearly a year, after Hezbollah attacked Israeli territory a day after the attacks carried out on October 7, 2023 by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and other Palestinian factions. , which led Israel to unleash a bloody offensive against the Gaza Strip.