Israeli strike in Lebanon was 'failed attempt' to assassinate senior Hamas official

A Palestinian security source has told AFP that a senior Hamas official had survived an Israeli assassination attempt in Lebanon on Saturday. 

An official with the Lebanese Risala Scout association, which operates rescue teams and is affiliated with the Hezbollah-allied Amal movement, told AFP that two civilians had been killed.

The official identified them as a vegetable vendor and a Syrian man on a motorbike who both happened to be nearby.