Israel and Hamas have confirmed the killing of Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin, the head of Hamas in Lebanon.
Hamas is based in Gaza – Israel has been fighting it there since the 7 October attacks. But it also has a presence in Lebanon. The IDF says Sherif was “responsible for coordinating Hamas’ terror activities in Lebanon with Hezbollah operatives”.
UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees, has now confirmed to the BBC that Sherif was employed by UNRWA, but had been “put on administrative leave without pay in March”.
It adds that he was the subject of “an investigation following allegations that UNRWA received about his political activities”.
