Assassination attempt on al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade leader fails: Lebanon
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The Israeli occupation launched an airstrike against the leader of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Ain al-Hilweh in Lebanon, however, the assassination attempt failed leaving behind a trail of destruction nonetheless.
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An image showing smoke rising soon after the Israeli occupation attempted to assassinate the leader of al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade Munir al-Maqdah on October 1, 2024. (Social media)
A Palestinian source told Al Mayadeen that an assassination attempt on Brigadier General Munir al-Maqdah, the leader of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade in Lebanon, has failed.
This comes after an Israeli airstrike targeted a home belonging to the Fatah leader in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in Sidon, resulting in a number of casualties among both martyrs and injured.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent in southern Lebanon reported the Israeli airstrike on the residence within the Ain al-Hilweh camp.
Despite the failed assassination attempt on al-Maqdah, the airstrike resulted in the martyrdom of five individuals and the injury of several others.
Israeli aggression on Syria kills three civilians, injures nine others
Syrian air defenses intercepted Israeli missile strikes near the capital, Damascus, overnight, marking the third such attack in recent nights, according to Syria's state news agency, SANA.
Explosions were heard repeatedly in the area as the Israeli occupation forces targeted locations around Damascus.
The Syrian air defense systems successfully intercepted most missiles aimed at western Damascus, particularly in the direction of the Mezzeh neighborhood. However, the strikes led to casualties, with the Syrian Defense Ministry stating that three were killed and nine others injured as a result of the Israeli aggression.
Journalist Safaa Ahmad was killed in the aggression.
Footage showed a car engulfed in flames after being struck in Mezzeh, with Syrian media confirming that firefighting teams were working to control the blaze.
This comes on the heels of the Syrian air defenses on Sunday intercepting a drone heading toward the western countryside of Homs in light of escalating Israeli airstrikes on Syrian territory.
An Al Mayadeen correspondent reported that an Israeli airstrike targeted the Wadi Hanna area in al-Qusayr, near a Syrian Army checkpoint in the Homs countryside. According to the report, loud explosions were heard across the city of Homs, accompanied by intense barrages of anti-aircraft missiles.
This latest strike comes amid an escalation of Israeli attacks on various regions in Syria, coinciding with increased Israeli aggression on Lebanon. Tensions have been particularly high along the Syrian-Lebanese border, where Israeli aircraft launched attacks near Lebanese areas in the country's east.
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