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02/01/2024 21:06 GMT

02/01/2024 21:06 GMT: Hamas’ deputy head of political bureau killed

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Hamas claim Saleh al-Arouri died in Israeli attack

Hamas says the deputy head of its political bureau, Saleh al-Arouri and two leaders of the group’s armed wing have been killed in an Israeli attack in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Lebanese media reports say the blast killed three other people. Video footage shows a car in flames and extensive damage to buildings in Dahiyeh, known as a Hezbollah stronghold. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied involvement. 

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(Photo: Smoke billows from a destroyed building at the site of an explosion in the southern district of Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, 02 January 2024. CREDIT: EPA/ABBAS SALMAN)

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