Notorious Lebanese Militant Reported Killed in Airstrike Outside Syrian Capital
A notorious Lebanese militant leader, viewed by the U.S. and Israel as a terrorist and deeply involved in the Syrian civil war, was killed late Saturday in an airstrike on the outskirts of Damascus.
Media from Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group, as well as from the Syrian government, blamed Israel for the attack that killed the militant, Samir Kuntar, and several others. Kuntar was released by Israel in 2008 after spending 30 years in jail for his part in the killing of three Israelis, including a 4-year-old girl and her father.
In Lebanon, Hezbollah’s al-Manar television confirmed Kuntar’s death, reporting early Sunday that four Israeli missiles had struck a residential building in Jaramana, just outside Damascus.
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