The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had struck a "key" figure from Palestinian militant group Hamas near the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, the first targeted killing in the area for several months.

Israeli Air Force aircraft targeted a Hamas terrorist in northern Lebanon, far from the Israeli border. Tripoli, a Sunni area, has rarely been targeted by the IDF until now.

The Israeli military carried out a targeted strike against a key Hamas figure near Tripoli, Lebanon. This marked the first assassination in the area in months. The attack resulted in two deaths and three injuries.