Israeli strikes kill Hamas leaders in Lebanon and three Palestinian leaders in Beirut

Terror group Hamas said an Israeli strike killed its leader in Lebanon on Monday, while another Palestinian terror group said three of its leaders were killed in an attack on Beirut, the first attack within the city limits.

Hamas said its leader in Lebanon, Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin, was killed along with his wife, son and daughter in an attack on their home in a Palestinian refugee camp in the southern city of Tire in the early hours of Monday.

As Israel escalates hostilities against Iran's allies in the region, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said three of its leaders were killed in an attack on Beirut's Kola district.

The strike hit the upper floor of an apartment building, Reuters witnesses said.

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military.

Israel's increasingly frequent attacks on Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon and Houthi terrorists in Yemen have raised fears that fighting in the Middle East could spiral out of control and attract Iran and the United States, Israel's key ally.

The PFLP is another terrorist group participating in the fight against Israel.

Israel launched airstrikes on Sunday against Houthi terrorists in Yemen and dozens of Hezbollah targets across Lebanon, after earlier killing the Hezbollah leader.

The Houthi-run Health Ministry said at least four people were killed and 29 injured in airstrikes on the Yemeni port of Hodeidah. Israel said the attacks were in response to Houthi rocket attacks.

According to authorities, at least 105 people were killed in Lebanon by Israeli air strikes on Sunday.

Lebanon's Health Ministry said more than 1,000 Lebanese were killed and 6,000 injured in the past two weeks, without saying how many of them were civilians.

The government said a million people – a fifth of the population – had fled their homes.

Israel's intensifying bombardment over two weeks has killed a number of senior Hezbollah officials, including its leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.

Israel has vowed to continue the attack and says it wants to make its northern areas safe again for residents who were forced to flee Hezbollah rocket attacks.

Israeli drones hovered over Beirut for much of Sunday, and the loud explosions of new airstrikes reverberated across the Lebanese capital.

Displaced families spent the night on benches at Zaitunay Bay, a string of restaurants and cafes on Beirut's coast.

Many of the Israeli attacks were carried out in southern Lebanon, where the Iranian-backed Hezbollah has most of its operations, or in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

Monday's attack in Kola district appeared to be the first attack within Beirut city limits.

Syrians living in southern Lebanon who had fled Israeli bombardment had been sleeping under a bridge in the neighborhood for days, residents of the area said.

The United States has pushed for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Lebanon but also authorized its military to increase troops in the region.

US President Joe Biden asked whether an all-out war in the Middle East could be avoided, saying: “It has to be.”

He said he would speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.