Israel had been investigating the possibility that Sinwar was killed in a rocket strike on September 21 that hit a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City.

Hamas confirmed that commander Zahi Yaser Abd al-Razeq Oufi was killed by the strike, who the IDF say attempted a car bombing last month and supplied weapons. The Israeli military said the air strike was a joint operation with its Shin Bet security service, aimed at killing Oufi and "other significant terrorists".

Israel has repeatedly targeted Hamas and Hezbollah officials in Lebanon since the Gaza war erupted almost a year ago.

Tensions along the Israeli-Lebanese border were increasing as the Israeli military intensified its airstrikes in Lebanon, while rockets from Gaza and Hezbollah were aimed at various locations in Israel.

An Israeli strike on a refugee camp in north Lebanon has killed Hamas official Saeed Atallah Ali and his family, the militant group said Saturday. The early morning strike came a day after another Israeli airstrike cut off a main highway linking Lebanon with Syria, leaving two huge craters on either side of the road.

Israel also launches more attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs and says it targeted Hezbollah’s intelligence HQ.

BEIRUT: Palestinian militant group Hamas said an Israeli strike killed one of its commanders in a refugee camp in north Lebanon on Saturday (Oct 5), the first time the area had been hit since the start of the Gaza war.

The Israel Defense Forces said an airstrike Monday on Beirut killed Suhail Husseini, and it described him as overseeing logistics and management for Hezbollah. The strike came 10 days after an Israeli attack killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah amid a push that Israel says is aimed at removing the threat of Hezbollah from the Israeli-Lebanon border.

Israel is marking the first anniversary of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack as its Lebanon operation continues and leaders consider their response to Iran’s latest long-range missile attack. Hundreds of Iranian