The Hamas terror group announced on Monday morning that its representative in Lebanon, Fateh Sherif Abu Al-Amin, was killed in an IDF strike in the city of Tyre in the south of the country.

According to the statement, he was killed in an attack on his home in the Al-Bass “refugee camp” in southern Lebanon.

Abu Al-Amin, also known as Fateh Al-Sherif, was the chairman of the UNRWA teachers’ organization in Lebanon. Hamas described him as the movement’s leader in Lebanon and a member of the leadership abroad.

According to the National News Agency in Lebanon, this is the first time the Al-Bass “refugee camp” has been attacked.

Later on Monday, the IDF and Shin Bet confirmed his elimination, saying in a joint statement: “Fateh Sherif, the head of the Lebanon branch of the Hamas terrorist organization, was eliminated in a precise IAF strike.”

“Sherif was responsible for coordinating Hamas’ terror activities in Lebanon with Hezbollah operatives, as well as Hamas’ efforts in Lebanon to recruit operatives and acquire weapons.

“He was also an accredited UNRWA member and the head of the UNRWA Teachers Union in Lebanon.”

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)