The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had struck a "key" figure from Palestinian militant group Hamas near the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, the first targeted killing in the area for several months.

Three people were killed and 13 others injured in an Israeli strike near Tripoli in northern Lebanon on Tuesday evening, the Health Ministry said. A ministry statement said that the casualties occurred in the strike that targeted a vehicle in Aairoun near Tripoli.

The Israeli military carried out a targeted strike against a key Hamas figure near Tripoli, Lebanon. This marked the first assassination in the area in months. The attack resulted in two deaths and three injuries.