A spokesman said The white house“We are deeply saddened by his death Kamel Ahmed Jawad Our thoughts are with his family and friends. “His death is tragic, like the deaths of many civilians in Lebanon.”
Earlier on Wednesday, a US State Department spokesman said when asked about reports of the death of an American in Lebanon: “We know that a legal permanent resident, not an American citizen, was (killed in Lebanon), but we of course offer our sincere condolences to the family.”
According to the American newspaper “Detroit News”, Jawad was in… Lebanon To care for his elderly mother.
His friend Hamza Reda and local groups in Dearborn said on social media platforms that Jawad was killed in an Israeli air strike, and described him as “one of the kindest and most generous human beings.”
The violent Israeli attacks on Lebanon, which have been continuing for days, resulted in the deaths of hundreds, the injury of thousands, and the displacement of more than a million people.
Israel says it is targeting the group’s fighters Hezbollah Supported by Iran.
