A Druze, he was part of a group that landed in Israel in 1979, took a family hostage, and smashed a 4-year old child's head against a rock with his rifle butt.
In July 2008, Kuntar was released from his life term in prison in a deal with Hezbollah. He returned to a hero's welcome.There had been numerous attempts to kill Kuntar, and false reports of his death.
Overnight in a suburb of Damascus Kuntar and several other terrorist leaders were killed in an Israeli airstrike. This video is said to show the results of the airstrike.
Kuntar's death has been confirmed by Hezbollah and Syrian TV: