BEIRUT, (PIC)
The Islamic Group (al-Jama’ah al-Islamiya) in Lebanon has confirmed the martyrdom of one of its prominent academic figures, Dr. Hussein Ezzat Atwi, in a “treacherous Israeli drone strike” in the area of Mount Lebanon.
Atwi, a university professor, was en route from his home in the town of Baourta to his workplace in Beirut when his car was struck by a missile from an Israeli drone on Tuesday morning.
In its statement, the Islamic Group condemned the attack, holding the “Zionist enemy” fully responsible.
“How much longer will this rogue Zionist entity persist in undermining the security of Lebanon and its citizens?” its statement read.
The Lebanese civil defense also confirmed the incident in a separate statement, reporting the martyrdom of a civilian as a result of an Israeli drone strike on Baourta Road near the coastal town of Damour.
This was not the first time Atwi had been targeted. In January 2024, he narrowly survived an Israeli assassination attempt on the road to Kawkaba in southern Lebanon.
The latest strike is part of an escalating Israeli campaign of targeted killings against resistance leaders across Lebanon. Just two days earlier, an Israeli drone targeted a civilian vehicle near Kawthriyat al-Siyad town in southern Lebanon, resulting in the martyrdom of one and injuries to two others.
