Hamas in Lebanon identified Bilal Deeb al-Khatib and Muhammad Tariq al-Sawi as the two members killed in an Israeli airstrike on a command center in the Ein el-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp yesterday, according to a statement published by Lebanese media outlets associated with Hezbollah and its allies on February 21, 2026, between 8:45:17 AM and 9:45:11 AM UTC. The strike occurred earlier on February 20, 2026, local time, targeting a Hamas facility in the camp located in southern Lebanon, as previously reported by Joe Truzman on X. Hamas in Lebanon released the names in response to the IDF operation that eliminated the two operatives. This identification follows overnight Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley that killed Hezbollah members, including five in Ali el-Nahri and 10 in the Baalbek area, per prior IDF statements and Lebanese media reports from earlier on February 21.
