![]() The Israeli army demolished Arouri’s house in the occupied West Bank town of Aroura in October.Īt the time, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that forces “operated in the town” overnight to “demolish the residence of Saleh al-Arouri, deputy head of the Hamas terrorist organization’s political bureau and in charge of the Hamas’ activities in Judea and Samaria.” Hamas media outlet Al Aqsa TV said that the “Deputy Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas, the martyr leader Saleh Al-Arouri, was martyred in a treacherous Zionist airstrike in Beirut.”Īrouri was considered one of the founding members of the group's military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, and was based in Beirut. ![]() Hamas has announced that one of the victims of an attack in the south of the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday night was a senior official, Saleh Al-Arouri. Saleh Al Arouri speaks in Cairo in October 2017. “For more than 80 days, they (children) have been unmercifully killed and displaced with their families for countless times until (they) ended up in a helpless and cold tent, unprotected, hungry and thirsty,” said Aghaalkurdi. CNN is unable to independently confirm the figures provided by the health ministry in Gaza due to restricted access to the region and the difficulty in verifying accurate numbers amidst the ongoing war. Israeli attacks on Gaza since Hamas’ October 7 attacks have killed at least 22,185 Palestinians, most of whom are women, children and the elderly, according to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health. Israel’s complete siege on the Palestinian territory and severe restrictions of essential supplies entering the strip have triggered spiraling food prices, leaving 2.2 million residents in Gaza at risk of severe dehydration, malnutrition and infectious diseases including upper respiratory tract infections, diarrhea, lice and scabies, chickenpox, skin rash, jaundice and meningitis, according to the World Health Organization. He’s staying in a rented house in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, with at least 10 other people – including five of his colleagues and their families. “While children all around the world are celebrating Christmas and New Year’s and setting resolutions for what is hoped to be a bright future, children of Gaza are being heavily attacked,” Mohammed Aghaalkurdi, a program officer with UK-based charity Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP), said Monday.Īghaalkurdi’s testimony was shared with CNN by MAP. That may have changed on Tuesday afternoon, as the rules of engagement seemed to suddenly shift with the blast in Beirut.ĭuring a televised address last summer, Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warned against Israeli assassinations in Lebanon, saying that they would inspire a “strong response” from the militant group. It seemed to teeter on the precipice of a full-scale war between Israel and the Middle East’s most powerful paramilitary, Hezbollah, but fell short of sparking the conflict that the United States and other Western countries feared. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati called it a “new Israeli crime that aims to drag Lebanon into a new phrase in confrontations,” referring to the ongoing, months-long tit-for-tat conflict between Hezbollah and Israeli forces in the Lebanon-Israel border region.įor nearly three months, the fighting has largely stayed within a roughly four-kilometer range of the border region, with Hezbollah striking Israel while Israel struck Lebanon. ![]() It reportedly struck a Hamas office, killing Arouri - one of the founders of the group’s military wing - during a meeting. The apparent strike hit a popular neighborhood in Beirut’s southern suburbs, which are also a stronghold of Iran-backed Hezbollah. It would mark the biggest Israeli strike on the Lebanese capital since the 2006 war between the two countries. In addition to dealing a blow to Hamas’ leadership, the apparent attack also risks further broadening the arena of the Israel-Hamas conflict. If true, Arouri would be the most senior Hamas official killed by Israeli forces since the start of the war sparked by the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. The Israeli military has not yet responded to CNN’s request for comment on the reports. ![]() Hamas said this was the aftermath of an Israeli drone strike that killed one of its most senior officials, Saleh Al-Arouri, and several other members. Marwan Tahtah/Getty ImagesĪ blown-out building in the Lebanese capital flashed on local TV channels as plumes of black smoke billowed into the sky. Damage from an Israeli drone strike is seen in Beirut on Tuesday. ![]()
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