哈马斯高层领导Deputy Leader Saleh al-Arouri 在黎巴嫩死于无人机轰炸

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以色列发言人回避关于这次袭击的问题，总理高级顾问表示：以色列没有对这次袭击承担责任。​

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以色列没有声称对此事负责：一名高级官员周二表示，以色列“没有对黎巴嫩哈马斯一名高级官员身亡的袭击事件承担责任”。 以色列总理本杰明·内塔尼亚胡的高级顾问马克·雷格夫在接受 MSNBC 采访时表示，“以色列没有对这次袭击承担责任。但无论是谁干的，都必须清楚这不是针对黎巴嫩国家的袭击。” 这甚至不是针对真主党的袭击，”雷格夫说。 与此同时，前驻联合国大使丹尼·达农赞扬以色列安全机构“暗杀”了阿鲁里，以色列军方发言人丹尼尔·哈加里回避了记者就这位哈马斯高级领导人之死提出的问题。

Israel-Hamas war live: Escalation fears after Hamas leader assassinated​

Senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri killed in Beirut suburb​

At least six people killed in Israeli drone strike on Lebanese capital, state media report.

Al-Arouri was a senior official in Hamas's politburo and was known to be deeply involved in its military affairs [File: Ahmed Gamil/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images]
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Senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri has been killed in an Israeli drone strike on Beirut’s southern suburb of Dahiyeh, the Palestinian group and Lebanese media outlets say.
Al-Arouri was killed on Tuesday in a “treacherous Zionist strike”, Hamas said on its official channel. Hamas politburo member Izzat al-Sharq called it a “cowardly assassination”.

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Al-Arouri was a senior official in Hamas’s politburo and was known to be deeply involved in its military affairs. He had previously headed the group’s presence in the occupied West Bank.
Samir Findi Abu Amer and Azzam Al-Aqraa Abu Ammar, leaders of Hamas’ armed wing – the Qassam Brigades – were also killed, Hamas said in a message on its Telegram channel.

It named four other members of the group who were also killed.

Earlier, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the blast killed at least six people and that it was carried out by an Israeli drone.

People gather on January 2, 2024, in the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh after an explosion [Mohamed Azakir/Reuters]

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Israeli military spokesperson skirts question on death of senior Hamas leader in Lebanon​

From CNN’s Sugam Pokharel

Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari skirted a question from a reporter on the death of senior Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri in an alleged Israeli strike in Beirut on Tuesday.

“We are focused on fighting against Hamas,” Hagari said, responding to the question during his daily press briefing.
“The IDF is in a very high state of readiness in all arenas, in defense and offense. We are highly prepared for any scenario,” Hagari said.

His remarks came after Hamas said Tuesday that Arouri — one of its senior officials — had been killed in an attack in southern Beirut that it blamed on a "treacherous Zionist airstrike." Arouri was a prominent Palestinian political and military leader whom Israel considers one of the key founders of the Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing, in the occupied West Bank.

“We are focused on the war against Hamas. There is terrorist activity by Hamas in different arenas,” Hagari said when asked what Israel knows about the nature of “weapons that Hamas has in Lebanon.”

• Israel not claiming responsibility: Israel has "not taken responsibility" for the attack that killed a senior Hamas figure in Lebanon, a top official said Tuesday. During an interview with MSNBC, Mark Regev, who is a senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said "Israel has not taken responsibility for this attack. But whoever did it must be clear that this was not an attack on the Lebanese state. It was not an attack even on Hezbollah," Regev said. Meanwhile, a former ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, praised Israeli security agencies for the “assassination” of Arouri and Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari skirted a question from a reporter on the death of the senior Hamas leader.