The US State Department confirmed the death of Kamel Ahmad Jawad, a US citizen from Michigan, in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon this week. The department expressed alarm and urged Israel to take precautions to mitigate civilian harm.
Smoke rises from a village across the border of Lebanon following a strike by the Israel i air force on Oct. 4, in Rihaniya, Israel .An American killed in Lebanon this week was a U.S. citizen, a State Department spokesperson said on Friday, adding that Washington was working to understand the circumstances of the incident.
State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller earlier this week said it was Washington’s understanding that Jawad was a legal permanent resident, not an American citizen. On Friday, the department said that he was a U.S. citizen. “As we have noted repeatedly, it is a moral and strategic imperative that Israel take all feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm. Any loss of civilian life is a tragedy.”
Hezbollah Israel Lebanon Airstrike Civilian Casualties
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Israeli military announces its first combat death since incursions in Lebanon beganIsraeli strikes killed at least 51 people in southern Gaza overnight, including women and children, as the military launched ground operations in the hard-hit city of Khan Younis, Palestinian medical officials said Wednesday.
Read more »
A bride, a family: Lebanon's death toll grows as Israeli strikes continueA photo shows members of the Gharib family who were killed in an Israeli strike in a suburb of Tyre on Monday, according to the only surviving member, Reda Gharib.
Read more »
Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill more than 356MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon’s health ministry says the death toll from Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Monday has increased to 356, including 24 children.
Read more »
Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill more than 356MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon’s health ministry says the death toll from Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Monday has increased to 356, including 24 children.
Read more »
Lebanon sees deadliest day of conflict since 2006 as Israeli strikes kill more than 356MARJAYOUN, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon’s health ministry says the death toll from Israeli strikes in Lebanon on Monday has increased to 356, including 24 children.
Read more »
Latest in Lebanon: Hezbollah addresses risk of Israeli land invasionHezbollah's deputy leader Naim Qassem, in his first public address since Israel assassinated the group's chief last week, said the movement is ready to confront any Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon.
Read more »