An Israeli drone strike on a car in the coastal Lebanese city of Sidon on Monday morning killed a senior commander in the Hamas terror group, the Israel Defense Forces said.

The target of the strike, Mohammed Shaheen, was the chief of Hamas’s operations in Lebanon, according to the Israeli military and Shin Bet security agency.

The IDF said that Shaheen was involved in plotting and advancing terror attacks from Lebanon against Israeli civilians, with Iranian funding and guidance.

“Shaheen was a significant source of knowledge within the organization and was involved throughout the war with advancing various terror attacks, including rocket fire on the Israeli home front,” the IDF added.

Hamas in a statement later also confirmed Shaheen was killed in the strike. The terror group called him a commander.

Hamas, the Palestinian terror group that rules Gaza, has a significant presence in Lebanon and is allied with the Lebanese Hezbollah terror group. Both are backed by Iran.

The strike came a day before Israel is scheduled to withdraw from most areas of........

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