Hamas deputy chief Saleh Arouri killed in Israeli drone strike, Hezbollah says

Top Hamas leader killed: Top Hamas leader Saleh Arouri was reportedly killed in an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. This news was shared by the Lebanon-based, Iran-backed militia Hezbollah. Saleh Arouri is sa

Top Hamas leader killed: Top Hamas leader Saleh Arouri was reportedly killed in an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. This news was shared by the Lebanon-based, Iran-backed militia Hezbollah. Saleh Arouri is said to be one of the most prominent figures in Hamas sports and one of the founders of Hamas’s military wing. Saleh Arouri also led Hamas operations in the occupied West Bank. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had threatened to kill him before the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, the Associated Press reported.

Meanwhile, Reuters news agency has reported that Saleh al-Arouri was killed in an Israeli drone strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs of Dahiyeh on Tuesday evening, as told by three security sources to Reuters.

In response to questions from Reuters, the Israeli military said it does not respond to foreign media reports. Arouri was a senior official in Hamas’s politburo but was known to be deeply involved in its military affairs.