AGI – Un Israeli drone has A Hamas office in the southern suburbs of Beirut was hit six people killedincluding one Hamas's number 2: the deputy head of the so-called Politburo of the political wing the Palestinian organization, Saleh al-Arouri. Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati called the Israeli attack “a crime.” In a statement, he said that “this new Israeli crime aims to drag Lebanon into a new phase of confrontation” with Israel. The clashes between the Israeli army and the Lebanese Hezbollah, a Hamas ally, have so far been limited to the border areas in southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah, the killing of Arouri will not go unpunished
Hezbollahthe pro-Iranian Lebanese group allied with Hamas, ensured that the “assassination attempt” From al-Arouri “will not go unpunished.” “The crime of killing Saleh al-Arouri in the heart of the southern suburbs of Beirut is a serious aggression against Lebanon and will not go unanswered or unpunished,” said a statement from Hezbollah, which has been carrying out daily attacks against Lebanon for three months Israel from southern Lebanon.
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Haniyeh, Hamas will never be defeated
Hamas will “never be defeated,” Palestinian movement leader Ismail Haniyeh said after the death of his deputy. “A movement whose leaders and founders fall as martyrs for the dignity of our people and our nation will never be defeated,” Haniyeh said in a televised address. “It is the story of the resistance and the movement that emerged after the assassination of its leader, becoming even stronger and more purposeful.”
Iran and Israel's terrorism threatens regional security
Iran has once again condemned what it described as the “martyrdom” of Hamas' number two, Saleh al-Arouri, in Lebanon, pointing the finger at the “cowardly terrorist operation” of the “Zionist regime.” “For the martyrdom of al-Arouri and some of his companions, I express my condolences to Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas's political office, the members of the liberation movement and the heroic nation of Palestine,” he wrote in Tehran to Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian.
“Such a cowardly terrorist operation,” the message continued, “shows that after weeks of war crimes, genocide and destruction in Gaza and the West Bank, the Zionist regime has achieved none of its goals, despite the direct support of the White House.” “The malign activity of this regime’s terrorist machine represents a serious alarm for the security of all countries in the region,” warns the head of Iran’s diplomacy.
Macron to Israel: Avoid escalation, especially in Lebanon
French President Emmanuel Macron called on Israel to avoid escalation “especially in Lebanon.”. Macron, who spoke by telephone with Israeli minister and War Cabinet member Benny Gantz, said that “it is important to avoid any escalatory posture, especially in Lebanon” and that France will continue to convey these messages to all actors directly or indirectly involved in the area.”
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