Haniyeh: Israel will be responsible for the killing of Arouri

The head of the Political Office of the Hamas movement, Ismail Haniyeh, has said that the illegal regime of Israel will be responsible for the killing of the movement's chief officer, Saleh al-Arouri, and he has described the killing as a "terrorist act and a violation of the self-government of Lebanon." ."

Jan 3, 2024 - 09:21
Haniyeh: Israel will be responsible for the killing of Arouri
Haniyeh: Israel will be responsible for the killing of Arouri

Haniyeh said this yesterday, Tuesday, shortly after the terrorist attack by Israeli drones against a neighborhood in the south of the capital of Lebanon, Beirut, which killed six people, including Arouri. "We mourn the martyrdom of the leader of the struggle and a great national figure, Sheikh Saleh Al-Arouri, together with the commanders of Al-Qassam, Samir Fandi and Azzam Al-Aqra' and other witnesses, following the terrorist attack of the Zionists in Beirut" , said Haniyeh. He added that: "The murder of the Zionist administration of Israel against Al-Arouri and his brothers is a terrorist act and a violation of the self-governing power of Lebanon, and it expands the scope of its aggression against our people and our nation." "The Zionist Nazi regime bears the responsibility for this aggression," he added and said: "The pure blood of Sheikh Saleh al-Arouri and his brothers is mixed with the blood of tens of thousands of martyrs in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and outside country." Saleh al-Arouri The Head of the Political Office of Hamas has continued to say that "the movement that offers its leaders and founders as martyrs for the dignity and honor of our people and nation will never fail." Lebanon's al-Mayadeen television network reported on Tuesday that Saleh al-Arouri was killed following an explosion in a building in al-Musharrafieh district south of Beirut. Arouri was killed in a "Zionist attack," the television reported, adding that the explosion occurred after an Israeli drone bombarded the building with three missiles, killing six people.