US 'alarmed' by death of American citizen family says was killed by Israeli strike

The US State Department said it was “aware and alarmed” about reports of the death in Lebanon of Kamel Jawad, an American citizen.

Jawad's family in  Dearborn, Michigan, said in a statement this week that he was killed by an Israeli air strike. 

The State Department said it was “working to understand the circumstances of the incident.”

“It is a moral and strategic imperative that Israel take all feasible precautions to mitigate civilian harm. Any loss of civilian life is a tragedy.”