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Ali Nour el-Din, a Lebanese journalist and religious presenter for Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV, was killed in an Israeli drone strike on January 26, 2026, in Tyre, southern Lebanon. He was also the imam of Al-Hawsh in Tyre’s suburbs. Lebanon’s Information Minister Paul Morcos condemned the attack, calling it a violation of international law and emphasizing that Israeli strikes are targeting media personnel. Hezbollah described the killing as a “treacherous assassination,” while the Israeli military claimed Nour el-Din was a Hezbollah member involved in rebuilding the group’s artillery capabilities, though no evidence was provided. Context is king