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Hamas deputy head Saleh Arouri killed in an explosion south of Beirut, according to Hezbollah TV
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Hamas has said one of its top officials, Saleh al Arouri, has been killed in an explosion in Beirut - blaming the “cowardly assassination” on Israel.
Izzat Al-Rishq, a member of the of the political bureau of Hamas, has said al Arouri was killed in a “cowardly assassination” by Israel, adding such attacks “will not succeed in breaking the will and steadfastness of our people, or undermining the continuation of their valiant resistance”.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had threatened to kill al Arouri even before the Hamas-Israel war began on 7 October 2023.
An explosion shook the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs on Tuesday evening causing chaos in Hezbollah’s stronghold, but the nature of the blast was not immediately known.
It was not clear if the explosion inflicted any casualties in the Beirut suburb but videos circulating on social media showed serious damage and fire.
Since the fighting began it has been concentrated a few miles from the border but on several occasions Israel’s air force hit Hezbollah targets deeper in Lebanon.
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