An American from Dearborn, Michigan, has been killed in Lebanon in an Israeli airstrike, according to the man’s daughter, friend and the US congresswoman representing his constituency.

According to Reuters, Democratic US Representative Rashida Tlaib’s office said on Wednesday it was in touch with Kamel Ahmad Jawad’s family, adding he was the Palestinian American congresswoman’s constituent and a US citizen.

His daughter, Nadine Jawad, said in a statement that her father was killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon on Tuesday “while trying to save innocent lives”. She added that in his final days, her father chose to stay near a hospital to help the elderly and the disabled.

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.”

“We are deeply saddened by the death of Kamel Ahmad Jawad and our hearts go out to his family and friends. His death is a tragedy, as are the deaths of many civilians in Lebanon,” a White House spokesperson said separately on Wednesday.