so who was the deputy hamas leader, saleh al—arouri?ondent for egypt and the middle east, sally nabil, who interviewed al—arouri a few years ago. thank you so much for being here. hamas saying its deputy head saleh al—arouri has been killed in a blast in beirut. you actually interviewed him back in 2021. can you give us a sense on who he was and what he told you? saleh al—arouri is the deputy head of the political bureau in hamas but he is not just a political leader, he has very good connections with the military wing. he is a founding member of the military wing of hamas in the west bank. hamas controls gaza of course but he was a very effective member of hamas in the west bank that is under the control of the palestinian authority. i met him back in cairo in 2021 when he was attending a series of meetings held between the palestinian factions. i remember one of the most important lines he told me at the time is that hamas and the palestinian people are entitled to various forms of resistance. itold him, "even armed resistance?" he sa

s57, the killing of saleh al—arouri killing of saleh al—arouri is?gaza. the war in gaza is directly led by its commanders, mostly for noir and mohammed deif, the leaders of the military, so it is not going to affect directly their operations, but it still matters because saleh al—arouri was number two of the group and arguably one of the strongest figures, especially as he was connecting the group to hezbollah into iran, but also played the role in the funding of the military wing and the military thinking, generally speaking. find military wing and the military thinking, generally speaking. and we have heard hamas— thinking, generally speaking. and we have heard hamas has _ thinking, generally speaking. and we have heard hamas has reportedly - thinking, generally speaking. and we l have heard hamas has reportedly told egyptian and qatari mediator is that it is suspending any talks on hostage negotiations. let me start by asking you about that. where does this leave any possible talks that may have been in the pipeline? that is something — may have be

he was a significant i hamas figure, saleh al-arouri, the hamas figure, saleh al—arouri, the deputy leader, and we are seeing images today of crowds gathered for his funeral, waving the green flag of hamas, and also carrying posters with pictures of his face. we saw prayers and also heavy gunfire as the funeral took place in beirut. so a blow for hamas, an important figure being assassinated, but also it was an attack that hit hezbollah because this happened in a suburb of beirut that is a stronghold of hezbollah yesterday we heard from the influential leader of hezbollah, hassan nasrallah, who described the assassination as a flagrant israeli aggression, a crime that cannot go unpunished, he said, so a lot of people here in lebanon are waiting to see what kind of action hezbollah are going to take to respond to this assassination that the lebanese authorities and also hezbollah leaders have been blaming on israel. explain to us the links between hamas and hezbollah because the deputy leader of hamas was in lebanon at the time of the assassination, so what are the fears between them? and a

. _ the war. just to go back to saleh al-arouri. it _ the war. just to go back to saleh al-arouri, it go back to saleh al-arouri, it is early _ the war. just to go back to saleh al-arouri, it is early days - the war. just to go back to saleh al-arouri, it is early days but. the war. just to go back to saleh al-arouri, it is early days but inl al—arouri, it is early days but in the past, hamas have replaced leaders who have been assassinated, are there any indications on who they might replace him with, now he is dead? , ., , ., ., ., is dead? there is no shortage of --eole, is dead? there is no shortage of peeple. of— is dead? there is no shortage of people, of leaders _ is dead? there is no shortage of people, of leaders and - is dead? there is no shortage of people, of leaders and deputy i people, of leaders and deputy leaders and people in power, if you will end the hamas hierarchy. there hasn't been a specific name put forward but one of the interesting points israeli media has been discussing, if you assassinate one man, many others will take his place. i would also comment on th

hamas says its deputy head saleh al-arouri was killed in a blast in beirut.was second in command of the hamas political arm but was also closely involved in medical -- military affairs. israel has not taken responsibility for the attack and is not commenting but foreign media are reporting it was an israeli drone strike. . a senior advisor to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu called this a surgical strike against the hamas leadership. the explosion in beirut follows an escalation in fighting on the border. this comes as it are surreal to pull back as heavy fighting continues in the territory. our colleague is in jerusalem with the latest. what are the israelis and hamas saying about the strike in beirut? reporter: in the last couple of hours, we have been getting more reaction for saul ll brewery's, this from hezbollah, a group that worked closely with him in lebanon. they said this will not go without punishment, that this was an attack on lebanon. we heard from the prime -- prime minister said it was a crime perpetrated by known criminals. they said

i’m al-arouri and other officials... i'm sorry about _ al—arouri and other officials...ing the sound quality there on your microphone, but thank you for that, we got that initial response from jerusalem. we would take a moment to look into what the potential indications of what all this would be. we want to reiterate, the abc has not independently verified the details being claimed by hamas thus far. live now to hussein ibish, senior resident scholar at arab gulf states institute washington — a think tank. thank you for coming in the programme. first of all, your reaction to what we have been hearing. i reaction to what we have been hearinu. ~ �* , reaction to what we have been hearinu. ~ �*, ., ., ., , hearing. i think it's a dangerous escalation _ hearing. i think it's a dangerous escalation by — hearing. i think it's a dangerous escalation by israel, _ hearing. i think it's a dangerous escalation by israel, though - hearing. i think it's a dangerous escalation by israel, though it. escalation by israel, though it could mean one of several things. it could mean one of

it is quite clear saleh al-arouri was the key target.hink one thing that requires explanation from hamas's site is how the seven people were meeting in a hamas office in beirut at a time where it was clear saleh al-arouri was wanted not only by israel, but also by the united states, which proximally a decade ago put a price on his head. why they did not take greater precautions in terms of operational security that allowed israel this achievement and some were even describing it as a known goal by hamas at a time when it is denying israel any significant achievement in the gaza strip. amy: what does this mean for a wider regional perhaps war? you have i think privately the u.s. has been reaching out to leadership in lebanon. this then takes place, not clear what the u.s. knowledge of this was. you have at the time of this broadcast, the head of hezbollah has not yet spoken but expected to give a major address. the significance of this attack on the killing of the -- some of the hamas leadership? >> i think what many analysts in in the re

right, saleh. al-arouri, whose nickname in arabic al—arouri, whose nickname in arabic was muhammad, hethere are military pictures of him at his desk in full combat fatigues with an assault rifle in front of him, smiling on the phone. he was somebody who was believed by the israelis to be possibly the only senior hamas political leader outside gaza strip who had advanced knowledge of the october seven attacks. this is significant for israel because david, the head of mossad, israel's intelligence agency, while not saying, yes, we did it, has reminded people that rather like after the munich olympics attack back in 1972 when the 11 israeli athletes were murdered and one by one mossad went after all the perpetrators. it took seven years, they hunted them down in european capitals. they have said they are going to do the same thing to the people are carried out the october seven massacre in southern israel and so, it would fit with that that he would have been high on their hit list. there is no confirmation, but it is quite likely they would have wanted this guy dead. now, it may well be

he had tried several times to assassinate al-arouri in damascus. this summer, netanyahu had openly threatened to assassinate him by mentioning the name of this hamas leader. according to the reports, the zionist drone targeted the building where salori was present with three missiles, during which the deputy head of the office. two of the commanders of qassam and four other people were martyred. 18 people were also injured. following the martyrdom of the deputy of the political office of hamas, the adviser to the leader of the revolution on international affairs, the secretary general of the world islamic awakening forum and also the spokesman of the ministry of foreign affairs in separate messages, while offering condolences to the great nation of palestine, hamas and all the fighters of the resistance front, our country condemned this crime. lebanon's hezbollah and the prime minister of the country's affairs government also considered the assassination of salouri and his martyred companions in the southern part of beirut as a violation of lebanon

good to have your weather is, as we look ahead to the funeral of saleh al—arouri.ds gather in beirut. can i ask you your view, as hezbollah has been trying to confine engagement to the border with israel. so how we haven't seen them wanting to be drawn into another costly conflict but do you think this assassination change is a calculation for them?- this assassination change is a calculation for them? thank you. i do not believe _ calculation for them? thank you. i do not believe the _ calculation for them? thank you. i do not believe the changes - calculation for them? thank you. i do not believe the changes are - do not believe the changes are calculation up to this point. hezbollah has continued with the strategic goal of staying away... basically, they are caught between a rock and a hard place. they still need to show they are still in support of hamas, the border zone with israel has been an active config zone for the past three months but it is within particular rules of engagement. kind of managed conflict that has protected lebanon from being part about m

following the terrorist act of the zionist regime in the assassination of saleh al-arouri , one of the leaders of the palestinian resistance, the people of the west bank are on strike today. on the night of december, the palestinian people in various areas of the west bank, including ramallah, condemned the assassination of saleh al-arouri, the deputy of the political office of the hamas movement. palestinians demonstrated against the zionist regime in arourah village in ramla, the birthplace of martyr saleh al arouri. every martyr saleh al-arwari congratulates his brother on his martyrdom he said: martyrdom was his wish, and with the martyrdom of each resistance leader, other fighters continue their path. hundreds of jordanians gathered in front of the embassy of the occupying al-quds regime in amman and condemned the assassination of sheikh saleh al-aruri, the deputy head of the political bureau of the hamas movement. a demonstration in the city of irbid, jordan. it was held in condemnation of the assassination of the senior commander of hamas in the attack of the zionists on the zah

she says al-arouri is deeply respected in the west bank, where he is from. hometown is not far from here. al-arouri was a key person in hamas on the military and political front the link between hamas, hezbollah, and iran. he may have been on israel and u.s. target list. they both accuse him of many terror activities. for many people here warning his death he is a symbol of the resistance they have lost. >> hezbollah says this one go without punishment. what is israel saying about that? >> israel has not confirmed it is involved in the attack and israel usually does not confirm or deny any involvement in such killings. when you look at the israeli military, it's widely celebrated as a game changing event when you look at the commentary in the jerusalem post. other commentators and observers have said of this could have dangerous, negative repercussions on two fronts. one, there are more than 100 hostages in abbas --hamas captivity in gaza and many have pointed out, what would be their fate if something like this happens to a hamas leading figure? they also p

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according to the reports , the zionist drone targeted the building where saleh arouri was present with 3 missiles, which the deputy of the political office of the hamas movement across the west bank of the jordan river witnessed massive public demonstrations condemning the crimes of the zionists. palestinian people. attending the streets in various areas including nablus, jenin, tubas, ramallah and al-arub camp , they chanted slogans condemning the assassination of saleh al-aravouri. the people of nablus condemned the assassination of a senior member of hamas they emphasized the need to continue the resistance until the liberation of quds sharif . when the people of jenin heard the news of arori's assassination, they came out of the streets and condemned this crime of the zionists. demonstrations were also held in tobas in the south of the west bank in support of the resistance. hundreds of people demonstrated in support of hamas in the city of ramallah and shouted support for hamas. residents of al-aroub camp marched in condemnation of the assassination of saleh al-aravouri. islamic j

neither lebanon nor hamas doubts that israel is behind the drone attack on al-arouri.ignty. this murder was committed by israel. and i want everyone to hear, our movement will never be defeated. the lebanese hezbollah movement has promised to react harshly to the death of the deputy chairman of the hamas polyburo. many experts believe that the liquidation of al-aruri allowed the israeli military command to rehabilitate the idf, which had withered away in street fighting in the gaza strip. however, this rehabilitation also has a downside. there are enough people within israeli society who are against such a brutal liquidation of hamas functionaries, and these are primarily the relatives of the israeli hostages. the murder of al-arouri definitely does not help us, because immediately after the attack on him, hamas said: “we are stopping all negotiations on the exchange of hostages, yesterday there was talk about the trip of the israeli committee of negotiators to egypt. that’s it now. i don’t know who is behind the operations who give the orders, but these people definit

then have the targeted assassination of saleh al—arouri yesterday in southern beirut. techniques here, this was a highly targeted assassination, whoever it was that did it, we did for that to be purely hamas figures in that room where the drone strike hit it. with a missile. no hezbollah, no civilians, just purely hamas. may well, if you were israel may turn out to be counterproductive because it was involved in mediation talks and then you have yemen and gaza. irate involved in mediation talks and then you have yemen and gaza.— you have yemen and gaza. we will 'ust take you have yemen and gaza. we will just take a — you have yemen and gaza. we will just take a bite _ you have yemen and gaza. we will just take a bite to _ you have yemen and gaza. we will just take a bite to our _ you have yemen and gaza. we will just take a bite to our viewers - just take a bite to our viewers watching us around the world. you are watching bbc news. if you're with us in the uk, frank remains with us in the uk, frank remains with me. so, that was the situation in iran today. let's talk

martyr el arouri spent about 15 years in the prisons of the zionist regime . a month ago, the zionist army destroyed saleh al-arouri's house in the west bank was. the zionist regime used to assassinate al-ararouri several times. he had tried in damascus. this summer, netanyahu had openly threatened to assassinate him by mentioning the name of this hamas leader. according to reports, the zionist drone targeted the building where saleh al-arouri was present with 3 missiles , during which the deputy head of hamas's political office, two qassam commanders and four others were martyred. 18 people were injured. to follow up on the details of the terrorist attack in beirut , i am talking to our reporter in beirut, mr. hosseini. hello, please tell us more about the details of this terrorist attack and that how many people were martyred in this attack? greetings to you and dear viewers, about two and a half hours ago in the place behind me , here is one. there was an explosion, which was a big explosion, and then it became clear that an apartment unit in one of the bui

hamas says its deputy head saleh al—arouri has been killed in an explosion in beirut.apan's prime minister confirms that five coastguard crew have been killed in a collision between two planes at tokyo's haneda airport. all 379 passengers and crew managed to escape the japan airlines aircraft — before it was engulfed by flames. searching for survivors — japanese officials say at least 48 people have died and many others are trapped beneath rubble after monday's powerful earthquake. weather warnings are in place for large parts of england and most of wales, as storm henk brings strong winds and heavy rain. hello, i'm ben thompson, welcome to the programme. we begin with a developing story — hamas says its deputy head saleh al—arouri has been killed in a blast in beirut, in lebanon. local media have described the explosion as an israeli drone attack on the hamas office in the south of the city. reports say five other people were killed in the blast. video footage shows a car in flames and damage to buildings in a busy residential area known as a hezbollah stronghold. the

saleh al-arouri lived. his presence and a rocket at the entrance of building 1. it was announced that osama hamdan, the head of hamas in lebanon, was martyred in this assassination, which later turned out to be a rumor and that the person who was targeted was saleh al-arouri, which means that it can almost be said that the second hamas figure outside of palestine the testimony of mr. hosseini is the final question. he had announced that when he was talking about the assassination of martyr aruri by zionists, if a person is assassinated inside lebanon , the resistance does not care what his nationality is and he is considered a lebanese, he will react. the night. had announced that within the framework of the equation of deterrence if the zionist regime in the soil. if lebanon targets hezbollah or palestinian forces or others, hezbollah will respond . this goes back to before the action. al-aqsa storm and the war in the southern and northern fronts of palestine we are witnessing it now, now, well, the equation has completely changed, the southern front of lebanon

definitely longer than al-arouri 's death. they probably planted a while ago. this group has tried to gain power in afghanistan in recent years. they are also an adversary of the taliban regime, which they see as some sort of -- they have a complicated relationship. iran doesn't officially recognize it as the government of afghanistan. but this group has tried to raise its profile. also, they regard soleimani as a leader of this shia force they consider an enemy. a symbol of sheer islam and islam republic. also a symbol of iran. it would make sense for them to attack. although i would say the fact they haven't taken responsibility yet does give me a bit of pause because if they did it, why wouldn't he take responsibility for it? there's a possibility there might be other groups. but why haven't they taken responsibility? that is a question a lot of us are asking. the national security council of iran met this morning and after the meeting, the issued a statement -- also sang nato know who committed the attack -- saying they don't know who committed the attack.

saleh al—arouri, and at least five others, died in tuesday's blast.nsidered one of the founders of hamas�* military wing, the al qassam brigades. hamas is considered a terror organisation by the uk and us governments. israel has been blamed for the attack — but it has not claimed responsibility. hamas condemned the strike, calling it an "act of terrorism". the iranian—backed armed group, hezbollah, said it was an assault on lebanese sovereignty. if it were an israeli strike, it marks the first targeted killing of a hamas official outside the palestinian territories. the hamas—run health ministry says at least 22,000 palestinians in gaza have been killed since israel began bombing the territory after hamas�*s october 7 attacks. 0ur middle east correspondent, yolande knell, injerusalem has more on the death of the hamas deputy leader. well, this is really reigniting fears of a wider escalation in israel's war with hamas in gaza. saleh al—arouri was the most senior hamas figure to have been killed since the october 7 attacks. he was in an office in beiru

saleh al—arouri and at least five others died in the blast on tuesday.s considered one of the founders of hamas�* military wing. our correspondent, shaimaa khalil has this report from jerusalem. a hamas senior official killed in a hezbollah stronghold. this is the aftermath of the blast in the heart of the dahiyeh neighbourhood, beirut�*s southern suburb. hamas�*s deputy leader saleh al—arouri and several others died in the explosion. local media has said this was an israeli drone strike, but the idf has told the bbc they will not comment on reports by foreign media. this blast comes at a very volatile moment in the region. it was condemned by the lebanese caretaker prime minister najib mikati, who said israel wanted to drag lebanon into a new phase of the conflict. israel has not said it was behind this attack, but government adviser mark regev made this point — that whoever did it, this was not an attack on the lebanese state, but rather a surgical strike on hamas leadership. saleh al—arouri was a senior hamas figure on both the political and the comba

neither lebanon nor hamas doubt that israel is behind the drone attack on al-arouri.ion of national leader sheikh al-arouri and his brothers in lebanon is an act of terrorism. violation of lebanese sovereignty. this murder was committed by israel and i want everyone to hear, our movement will never be defeated. the lebanese hezbollah movement has vowed to respond harshly to the death. deputy chairman of the hamas polyburo. many experts believe that the liquidation of al-arouri allowed the israeli military command to rehabilitate the idf, which was bogged down in street fighting in the gaza strip. however, this rehabilitation also has a downside. there are enough people within israeli society who are against such a daring liquidation of hamas functionaries. and this in... the murder of al-arouri definitely does not help us, because immediately after the attack on him, hamas said: “we are stopping all negotiations on the exchange of hostages, yesterday there were talks about a trip israeli negotiating committee to egypt. that's it. i don’t know who is behind the operati

saleh al arouri's killing sparked protests in the west bank overnight as concerns increased that the conflict could spill over to neighboring regions. in lebanon, hezbollah leaders have threatened a severe reaction, while lebanese officials say the strike violates their sovereignty. overnight israel's military released video of strikes carried out against hezbollah targets in lebanon. israeli defense officials say they're prepared for any scenario that they remain focused on the fight against hamas. the hamas-run gaza health ministry says more than a dozen palestinian civilians including a baby were killed in israeli strikes on the refugee camp and the khan younis headquarters of the red crescent society, a humanitarian organization. >> no child should be killed let alone one sheltering under the humanitarian organization. >> reporter: in the red city, tensions high yesterday as yemen-based houthi rebels fired two anti-ship missiles, though the u.s. says they didn't cause any damage. the hearing regarding those genocide charges against israel is reportedly set for next week. unrelate

saleh al—arouri and at least five others died in the blast on tuesday.was considered one of the founders of hamas�* military wing, the al qassam brigades. israel has been blamed for the attack but has not claimed responsibility. meanwhile hamas have condemned the strike calling it an act of terrorism and the armed group hezbollah said it was an assault on lebanese sovereignty. the strike marks the first targeted killing of a hamas official outside the palestinian territories. at least 20,000 palestinians in gaza have been reported killed since israel began bombing the territory in the wake of hamas�*s 7th october attacks. i spoke to our middle east correspondent yolande knell injerusalem for more on the latest. well, this is really reigniting the fears of a wider escalation in israel's war with hamas. saleh al—arouri is the most senior hamas figure to have been killed since the 7th october attacks. he was in an office in beirut along with other members of the armed group we understand meeting members of a local islamist faction when this drone strike hap

in october,aal oual arouri met.li prime minister benjamin netanyahu issued a stet toal arouri telling him to stop the strikes and attacks across west bank or there would be a response, we understand that this deputy chairman of hamas, had a bounty on his head by u.s. state department for 5 million, know indication of how big this figure was in hamas and why he was a top target for israeli military. >> this sounds a little bit like. in the trump administration. when soleimani of the taken out. -- was taken out, a big thing,s this they are symbolic, maybe this is an operational defeat for hamas. reporter: absolutely, a great point, interesting fact about the two, qassam soleimani and arouri met, tomorrow is anniversary of strike that was ordered by trump administration. when you talk symbolism the region is watching to see if there will be a response by hezbollah or other palestinian factions in southern lebanon that may launch rockets are missiles in response to israel. larry: trey thank you. >> i'm kudlow we'll be r

hamas's deputy leader saleh al—arouri and several others died in the explosion.this was an israeli drone strike, but the idf has told the bbc they will not comment on reports by foreign media. this blast comes at a very volatile moment in the region. it was condemned by the lebanese caretaker prime minister najib mikati, who said israel wanted to drag lebanon into a new phase of the conflict. israel has not said it was behind this attack, but government adviser mark regev made this point — that whoever did it, this was not an attack on the lebanese state, but rather a surgical strike on hamas leadership. saleh al—arouri was a senior hamas figure on both the political and the combat fronts. he helped establish the group's military wing, the izz ad—din al-qassam brigades. on october 7th, he was with ismail haniyeh, the head of hamas, watching footage of the deadly attacks in israel. al—arouri was one of the most closely connected hamas officials to both iran and the iran—backed hezbollah group in lebanon. he is seen here with iran's supreme leader, ali khamenei. th

saleh al-arouri, mr. abu amer and mr. khalil al-hiya, who were 3 senior leaders of the hamas movement, were actually martyred in this terrorist operation. self in any case, mr. saleh al-aravouri was the frontline of the battle against the zionist regime in gaza before his martyrdom, and actually managed the field scene , and was the connecting link of the resistance flow in different fronts, as well as the connection with the islamic republic of iran . it was natural that as the previous expert pointed out in the report of your friends , there was already a plan to attack these branches of the main branches of hamas leaders . why was this period chosen? there are 3 main reasons. the first reason is that the israelis faced a disgrace on the battlefield. and therefore, they are forced to advance their tactics from direct war to ad hoc wars. so that they can have a way of singing in the occupied lands with respect to their own public opinion . war. manage it and most importantly bring the us directly into the conflicts with

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saleh al—arouri in beirut on tuesday.comes as lebanon lodged a complaint with the un about the attack. tensions are still high in his hometown in the occupied west bank, following the killing, as shaimaa khalil reports. the town of al—arura in the west bank, saleh al—arouri's hometown, is in a state of mourning. but there is also deep fury and rage at his killing. protesters have come out after the friday prayer�*s protesting, chanting his name, chanting for continuation of resistance, and condemning the war. saleh al—arouri's killing may have taken a significant name off israel's and the us's most wanted list. he is a man that they have accused of being responsible for many acts of terror, as they put it. but for the people in his home town, for the people in the west bank where he is from, they have lost a symbol of resistance. he was a very important figure on both the political and the military front. he was the link between hamas and the iran backed hezbollah and iran itself. also responsible for many significant pri

this fascination of saleh al—arouri is not only a blow for hamas, but also hezbollah.ibed it as a blatant israeli aggression and it was a crime that would not go unpunished. the israelis have not confirmed they were behind this attack but the key question in lebanon is, what will happen next? hezbollah has been carrying out these attacks, targeting israeli positions almost every day. the israeli military has been retaliating. but so far this violence has been contained to the border area between lebanon and israel. so hassan nasrallah needs to be seen to be responding to what happened here on tuesday, but any kind of reaction needs to be calibrated to avoid a major response from israel. calibrated to avoid a ma'or response from israel.— and what sort of feelings have been triggered in the west bank by this hamas's leader's death.— triggered in the west bank by this hamas's leader's death. there is a dee est hamas's leader's death. there is a deepest sense _ hamas's leader's death. there is a deepest sense of— hamas's leader's death. there is a deepest sense of anger _

saleh al—arouri and at least five others died in the blast on tuesday.s considered one of the founders of hamas�* military wing, the al qassam brigades. israel has been blamed for the attack but has not claimed responsibility. meanwhile, hamas have condemned the strike calling it an �*act of terrorism' and the armed group hezbollah said it was an assault on lebanese sovereignty. the strike marks the first targeted killing of a hamas official outside the palestinian territories. at least 20,000 palestinians in gaza have been reported killed since israel began bombing the territory in the wake of hamas�*s 7th october attacks. let's go live tojerusalem and our middle east correspondent yolande knell for more on the latest. yolande, we know that israel has not claimed responsibility for the attack, which is very much in keeping with its policy on things, but what more do we know about what happened? but what more do we know about what ha ened? ~ , , but what more do we know about what hauened? ~ , , ., , happened? well, this is really rei . nitin . happened?

and the concern now that saleh al—arouri's killing could be that trigger.t clear what this retaliation from either hamas or hezbollah would look like. as shiner was touching on, there are real concerns that tensions could spill over now and for flashpoints right around the region including in lebanon. just to reiterate what we have heard from the hezbollah chief saying in that speech today that all of lebanon would be exposed if the group did not react to that assassination earlier this week in beirut. let's get the thoughts of professor nathanj brown, senior fellow at the carnegie endowment for international peace. thank you for being with us, nathan. we have talked this week about the potential for those flashpoints to spill over. we are getting a sense of how quickly this conflict could change. both comments there from hezbollah�*s chief saying that current operations at the south of its borders open a historic opportunity for lebanon to liberate the land occupied by israel. this could change and it could change very quickly, couldn't it? , ~ . ., , , .,

senior hamas leader saleh al arouri was killed in the suburbs of lebanon on tuesday. lebanese media report the strike targeted an office belonging to hamas, and several others were also killed, including leaders from the hamas military wing. earlier, an israeli government spokesperson issued this statement about the incident. >> israel has not taken responsibility for this attack, but whoever did it, it must be clear that this was not an attack on the lebanese state. it was not an attack even on hezbollah, the terrorist organization. whoever did this did a surgical strike against the hamas leadership. >> al rain aurorery is the sixt political leader to be killed since the october 7th attacks. his killing has sparked condemnation from key hamas allies like iran and the houthis in yemen. crowds of supporters also protested in the west bank. >>> the u.s. treasury had designated salah al arouri a terrorist back in 2015 and offered $5 million for information on him. there is no word yet on whether the reward will be paid and who might get it. cnn's nada bashir reports from

at the time of the assassination of saleh al-arouri, a state of alert was declared throughout israel. it is true that the officials of the internal front have not issued any special recommendations, but reports indicate that shelters have been opened in haifa and other cities. the cabinet meeting was supposed to discuss the conditions after the end of the war. check in gaza after the assassination of saleh al-arwari , the number two man, was postponed and instead the war cabinet convened a meeting to examine israel's readiness to respond to hamas in the north or in the south . in the shadow of the atmosphere of expectation that has prevailed in the political, security and media circles in israel, the visit of the us secretary of state anthony blinken to israel was included. that conflicting news about the reasons for the reports indicate that israel informed the united states of the terror operation at the time of its implementation. end of this news section. at 145 minutes on wednesday, the 13th of golzar shahada area of ​​kerman, various pictures of this incident by the people prese

al-arouri was a key figure who helped repair hamas's relationship with iran.ing to tehran, which is armed and financed hamas over the years. iran's leaders have not made public comments about al-arouri death, but iran's islamic proxies in the middle east, including hezbollah in lebanon, have already vowed to retaliate. hezbollah chief hassan nasrallah said that, quote, this crime will not go unpunished. hezbollah's leaders also claimed today that nine of its fighters have been killed with clashes with israeli forces in the past 24 hours. that raises the total number to 148 hezbollah fighters since the october 7th attack. meanwhile, 1600 miles east of beirut, a separate incident today shocked the region that's already on edge. in the central iranian city of kerman, two explosions, minutes apart, killed nearly 100 people who were attending attending a memorial for qasem soleimani. he is a senior, was, a senior iranian general assassinated in 2020 by a u.s. drone strike. the first of the two explosions hit around three pm local time near's two in the kerman marty

hamas's deputy leader saleh al—arouri and several others died in the explosion., but the idf has told the bbc they will not comment on reports by foreign media. this blast comes at a very volatile moment in the region. it was condemned by the lebanese caretaker prime minister najib mikati, who said israel wanted to drag lebanon into a new phase of the conflict. israel has not said it was behind this attack, but government adviser mark regev made this point — that whoever did it, this was not an attack on the lebanese state, but rather a surgical strike on hamas leadership. saleh al—arouri was a senior hamas figure on both the political and the combat fronts. he helped establish the group's military wing, the izz ad—din al-qassam brigades. on october 7th, he was with ismail haniyeh, the head of hamas, watching footage of the deadly attacks in israel. al—arouri was one of the most closely connected hamas officials to both iran and the iran—backed hezbollah group in lebanon. he is seen here with iran's supreme leader, ali khamenei. this is his west bank house in his

saleh al—arouri and at least five others died in the blast on tuesday.nsidered one of the founders of hamas�* military wing, the al qassam brigades. hamas is considered a terror organisation by the uk and us governments. israel has not denied carrying out the explosion, and a spokesman mark regev described it as a "surgical strike" on hamas. hamas called it an "act of terrorism", while hezbollah said it was an assault on lebanese sovereignty. hezbollah, a politically influential islamist group which controls the most powerful armed force in lebanon, has been exchanging fire with israel along the israel—lebanon border since the war in gaza began in october. there's been reaction to the strike in beirut from the the un — it's peacekeeping mission in lebanon says it's "deeply concerned" by any potential escalation. a warning echoed by french president emmanuel macron. the lebanese foreign minister says his government has appealed to hezbollah not to retaliate. live now to carine torbey in beirut. what is happening that now and what is being said about this

saleh al—arouri, will be buried in a cemetery in the palestinian camp of shatila.ed that it carried out the assassination, in a southern suburb of beirut. but the leader of the lebanese militant group hezbollah has warned israel of a "decisive response". speaking at a rally, hassan nasrallah described the death as a serious crime that could not go unpunished. with me is bbc arabic correspondent, mohamed taha. good morning. as we already mentioned, a very significant day today for so many reasons. it is going to be a very important day to watch, isn't it? , a, , _ important day to watch, isn't it? , ., , _ a, important day to watch, isn't it? , a, ., important day to watch, isn't it? , a, it? yes, happy new year to you and i it? yes, happy new year to you and i wish _ it? yes, happy new year to you and i wish all _ it? yes, happy new year to you and i wish all the _ it? yes, happy new year to you and i wish all the peace - it? yes, happy new year to you and i wish all the peace in - it? yes, happy new year to you and i wish all the peace in the l and i wish all the