The chief of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) on Monday denied knowing that its employee Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin was a Hamas commander in Lebanon and called on states to push back against Israeli attacks on the agency.

The leader of the Hamas terrorist organization in Lebanon, Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin, was killed in an airstrike in the Tyre area in the south of the country, Israel said on Monday. The Israeli confirmation came hours after the Gaza-based group said that he died in the attack along with several of his family members.

Amin, hit in southern Lebanon, was put on leave due to his 'alleged political activities'; attack on PFLP appears to be first in heart of capital