Senior Jemaah Islamiyah official killed in Israeli airstrike

Lebanese reports indicate that Mohammed Jabarah, a senior figure of the Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist organization, was eliminated in an Israeli airstrike on Thursday morning. The strike targeted the Beqaa region in southern Lebanon.

Jemaah Islamiyah, an Islamist group, has been engaged in conflict with Israel along the Lebanon-Israel border.

The IDF confirmed on Thursday afternoon: "Moments ago, an IAF airstrike successfully targeted and eliminated terrorist Mohammed Jabarah, a Hamas operative operating out of Lebanon's Beqaa region."

"Mohammed Jabarah was directly involved in planning and executing terrorist attacks and missile launches against Israel, often in collaboration with the Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist group."

"This operation marks a substantial setback for Hamas's operational capabilities in conducting attacks against Israel from the northern border."

* Arutz 7 contributed to this report