US resident among six killed in Israeli airstrike in Beirut

New Delhi, Oct 03: At least six people were killed early Thursday in central Beirut, Lebanon’s capital, following a precision airstrike by the Israeli military. Among the victims was Kamel Ahmad Jawad, 56, a U.S. permanent resident from Michigan. Jawad, who lived in Dearborn, was in Lebanon to care for his elderly mother, according to The Detroit News.This strike is part of an ongoing series of Israeli airstrikes in southern Beirut, but it marks the first attack closer to the city center.The White House confirmed his death, with a spokesperson expressing condolences: “We are deeply saddened by the death of Kamel Ahmad Jawad and our hearts go out to his family and friends. His death is a tragedy, as are the deaths of many civilians in Lebanon.”Media reported that the airstrike reportedly hit a building that housed the Islamic Health Authority, an organization affiliated with Hizbollah. Witnesses told CNN that the building, located just meters from Lebanon’s parliament and the United Nations Regional Headquarters, housed the authority’s office on one of its floors. Explosions rocked Beirut’s southern Dahiyeh neighbourhood, a Hezbollah stronghold, sending plumes of smoke into the sky.