Senior Hamas figure Saleh al-Arouri killed in Lebanon
by Peter Beaumont from World news | The Guardian on (#6HHQ1)
Death of Arouri in Israeli drone strike on Beirut suburb threatens significant escalation of war in region
One of Hamas's most senior officials, Saleh al-Arouri, has been killed in an Israeli drone strike in Beirut that threatens a significant and dangerous escalation of Israel's war against Hamas and its related conflict with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.
The Lebanese prime minister, Najib Mikati, echoing fears of further regional violence, described the assassination as a new Israeli crime intended to spur a new phase of conflict, following daily attacks in the south [of Lebanon]".
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