American dad-of-four is killed in Israels strikes in Lebanon after flying out there to look after his mom

An American father-of-four has been killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, US officials have confirmed.

Kamel Ahmad Jawad from Dearborn, Michigan was killed in a strike on Tuesday while trying to save innocent lives his daughter Nadine Jawad said in a statement.

She added that in his final days, her father chose to stay near a hospital to help the elderly and the disabled while taking care of his elderly mother.

We are deeply saddened by the death of Kamel Ahmad Jawad and our hearts go out to his family and friends, a White House spokesperson said on Wednesday.

His death is a tragedy, as are the deaths of many civilians in Lebanon.

Israels recent military campaign in Lebanon has killed hundreds, wounded thousands and displaced over a million.

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Khiam

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Ain Baal on October 3, 2024

The 36th Division, including soldiers of the Golani Brigade, 188th Armored Brigade, 6th Infantry Brigade, and additional forces are joining the raids on Hezbollah

IDF troops are seen conducting a ground incursion of Lebanon. Eight IDF soldiers were killed yesterday in clashes with Hezbollah

Jawad was in Lebanon taking care of his elderly mother, according to the Detroit News. 

His friend Hamzah Raza and local Dearborn groups also said on social media that Jawad was killed in an Israeli air strike and called him one of the kindest and most generous humans.

Reuters was unable to confirm the circumstances of Jawads death.

Washington has faced criticism for its support of its ally Israel, which is also waging a war in Gaza in which tens of thousands have been killed and nearly all of the enclaves 2.3 million population displaced. Dearborn, where Jawad was from, has a large Arab American population.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh and Andrea Shalal in Washington, Editing by Rosalba OBrien and Kim Coghill)