Hajj Kamel Ahmad Jawad was from Dearborn, Michigan.
American Hajj Kamel Ahmad Jawad, from Dearborn, Michigan, was killed by an airstrike in Lebanon on Tuesday, according to a statement released by his family.
Jawad was staying in Nabatieh, which is in the south of the country but north of the Litani River, according to his family.airstrike. While Israel has been striking Nabatieh, ABC News cannot independently verify the manner of his death. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, who represents Dearborn, shared the statement on her Instagram. On X, she shared an article about Americans trying to evacuate Lebanon, saying one of her constituents there "was already killed in an Israeli airstrike.""People from across the globe have reached out to me and my family to send their condolences and share stories about how special of a human he was," Nadine Kamel Jawad, the victim's daughter, said in the statement.
"In his last moments, my father was calm," she added. "He emphasized our collective responsibility to help the oppressed. Even as he witnessed destruction from the missiles falling all around him, his certainty in the importance of caring for community -- in any and every capacity possible -- remained at the forefront."A commemoration service will be held at The Islamic Center of America in Dearborn on Sunday.
The White House said it was "deeply saddened by the death of Kamel Ahmad Jawad," according to a National Security Council spokesperson.ABC News' Michelle Stoddart contributed to this report.
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