The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees says a top Hamas commander killed in Lebanon Monday was one of its employees but had been suspended since allegations of his ties to the militant group emerged

Fatah Sharif had been placed on administrative leave since allegations of his ties to the militant group emerged in March.

A Hamas commander who worked alongside Hezbollah and led the terrorist group’s activities in Lebanon has been taken out in an airstrike, Israeli officials say. Fateh Sherif, the head of the Lebanon branch of Hamas,