s57, the killing of saleh al—arouri killing of saleh al—arouri is? aza. 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 bee

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

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

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

right, saleh al-arouri, whose _ implications are now? - implications are now? right, saleh al-arouri, whose nickname in - implications are now? right, saleh. al-arouri, whose nickname in arabic al—arouri, whose nickname in arabic was muhammad, he was number two in hamas after... , but there 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

arouri a few years ago. thank you so much for being here. hamas saying its deputy head salehrut. 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 said, yes, even if the west does not approve he said, yes, even if the west does not approve of that or does not like that, it doesn�*t matter because if we look back at all resistance movements across the gl

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

authorities and the national and islamic groups in the west bank condemned the assassination of saleh al-arouri. pictures of the assassination of saleh al-arouri, the deputy of the political office of the hamas movement, have been published in the south of beirut. zionist media reported that prime minister benjamin netanyahu advised his cabinet ministers not to talk about the assassination of saleh al-aruri in beirut. channel 13 of the zionist regime also claimed that all senior commanders of hamas will be assassinated, and the first high-ranking commander, saleh it was al-aroori. dani danon, a member of the knesset of the zionist regime, without mentioning the intelligence and field failures of this regime in the al-aqsa storm operation. mashrafe of beirut, saleh al-arwari, the deputy of the political office of hamas, was martyred. samir qandi abu amer and azzam al-afar abu amar, two of the leaders of hamas , were also martyred in the israeli airstrike. in a statement, the american authorities and the zionist regime are seeking to escape the consequences of saleh al-arouri's assassination. net

within hamas. role of saleh al-arouri within hamas. �* ., ., ~' , role of saleh al-arouri within hamasg one of the key figures ofthe hamas. being one of the key figures of the hamas— hamas. being one of the key figures of the hamas movement, _ hamas. being one of the key figures of the hamas movement, he - hamas. being one of the key figures of the hamas movement, he is - hamas. being one of the key figures of the hamas movement, he is the i of the hamas movement, he is the vice president, is in charge of security in the west bank and all the information says that he was one of the very few who were aware of the... military operation. while it is not inside gaza, this makes him a very important figure often, and this, what happened is definitely a turning point in the development of the military operation because it has very significant meaning for at least two reasons. the first reason is this is happening inside beirut, this is for the first time is really power during a military operation inside beirut, they haven't done that since 2006. and secondly, as you're correspondence mentio

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 zahiya of beirut. the participants in this demonstration chanted: o arori, o martyr, we will not go out of your way! the zionist military announced in the safar area northeast of al-brij camp in the center of the gaza strip. this battalion al

there is one famous piece of footage of saleh al—arouri and other officials...ls... i'm sorry about _ al—arouri and other officials... i'm sorry about that we're just losing 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

in addition to saleh al-arouri, there were two commanders of a hamas military wing in addition to fourer hamas cadres. it is quite clear saleh al-arouri was the key target. i think 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 -

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

beirut, where this airstrike by the zionist regime took place and led to the assassination of saleh al-arouri , in this assassination, as was announced in the news, 6 people were martyred, and mr. saleh was a prominent figure among the martyrs. al-arwari is also the military officer of hamas in the southern front. lebanon, responsible for qassam abu amer units, in this air terrorist operation, which was carried out with three missiles and at least two offensive drones , a number of lebanese citizens were also martyred in this attack. air was injured and in the last reflections of this assassination , the prime minister of lebanon condemned this assassination . its consequences warned the zionist regime. the foreign ministry of lebanon has also complained to the un security council against the zionist regime . the lebanese national and islamic groups have condemned this assassination in statements, as well as the national political figures of this country, and attributed it to weakness. and the ability of the zionist regime on the battlefield in the southern fronts in gaza and the northern fro

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

held with the aim of condemning the crime of the zionist regime in the assassination of sheikh saleh al-arouri. . we are with you. i greet you. please tell me what is the new wave of settlers fleeing from the settlements in the north of the occupied territories. hello, good time . in an article, the zionist newspaper said that after the secretary general of lebanon's hezbollah said that he killed saleh arouri, the deputy head of the political bureau. hamas wants answers the israeli army should prepare itself to face a pattern beyond the daily battles in the north of the occupied erazi and even warned that hezbollah's missiles might reach tel aviv and this caused a new wave of panic in the north of the occupied territories, the zionist newspaper reported. in another article, israel ilyum discussed the escape of the settlers and the increase in the wave of escapes from the north of the occupied territory. in this article , more than 80 % of the settlers in the various settlements in the north of the occupied territories are looking for alternative homes and do not want them at all. to the north

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 r

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

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

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 buildings of this neighborhood, mashrafeeh neighb

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saleh al?arourivery involved in hamas�* military structure, he was one of the people who formed the brigades, the military wing of hamas, so this is a very hamas senior official. killed in a hezbollah stronghold. senior official. killed in a hezbollah stronuhold. , . , ., hezbollah stronghold. yes, and you mentioned this _ hezbollah stronghold. yes, and you mentioned this as _ hezbollah stronghold. yes, and you mentioned this as well, _ hezbollah stronghold. yes, and you mentioned this as well, there - hezbollah stronghold. yes, and you mentioned this as well, there will l mentioned this as well, there will be a lot of nervousness as well, we've talked about this before, for this potential for this we've talked about this before, for this potentialfor this israel we've talked about this before, for this potential for this israel gaza conflict to escalate beyond the borders of israel and gaza. this could be a sign that this is happening. he touched on that from the idf, the authorities there, that it

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? , ~ . ., , , .,

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 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

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

saleh al—arouri's assassination has raised fears of a wider regional conflict — with the lebanese groupah warning there'll be a decisive response. a day of mourning in iran after two explosions in the southeast of the country kill nearly a hundred people. as a year of elections around the world gets under way — the man hoping to be britain's next prime minister sets out his vision. prince andrew and bill clinton are among those named in newly—released court documents relating to sex offender — jeffrey epstein. and — a darts dream dashed — sixteen—year—old luke littler misses out in the final of the world championship. hello, i'm lucy hockings, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we begin in the middle east — and the aftermath of several acts of deadly violence in different countries — which, it can be argued, are all linked in different ways. there's no end in sight to the fighting in gaza — with israeli forces continuing with their military operation against hamas. there are reports of dozens more deaths following israeli air strikes in so

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

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

the impact of assassinating saleh al—arouri is a very big. hamas but he was a centralfigure in hamas but he was also a very respected figure in the palestinian national movement. this is a man who took central stage in an effort to achieve reconciliation between fatah and hamas. he is very well liked in his village, near ramallah. known for being cooperative, known for being helpful and very humble. so blank at condemnation across the political board in palestine condemning this attack, knowing full well, because this is something israel has been doing for decades, that it won't have a paralysing impact on hamas or events on the ground in gaza. it is a hard blow that it comes in the context of years of such assassinations, of political, military and other leaders in palestine. he military and other leaders in palestine-— military and other leaders in palestine. ., , , , military and other leaders in palestine. , , ., palestine. he was the deputy leader of hamas, palestine. he was the deputy leader of hamas. a — palestine. he was the deputy le

the blast killed senior hamas leader saleh al—arouri.hezbollah leader said that — "god willing" — israel would not be able to achieve the goals of the war. nasrallah has previously said there would be a severe reaction to any israeli killing on lebanese soil. israel said its forces were in a very high state of readiness for any retaliation following the killing of saleh al—arouri. it's not admitted or denied the attack, but hamas has accused it of being responsible. a spokesman for the group promised retaliation, and said hamas could not negotiate with israel while they committed — what he called — "crimes". hamas is considered a terror organisation by the uk and us governments. amy mackinnon is the national security and intelligence reporter at foreign policy. she outlined the possible dangers for israel should his brother be drawn into the war. i'm sure his statements will come as some relief to those in israel who would have been closely watching. but i don't think that the danger at the moment of a wider spread of this conflict is of

an important hamas figure, saleh al—arouri, he was the deputy leader, he was killed in this attack ones today of crowds gathered for his funeral, waving the green flag of hamas. also, carrying posters with pictures of his face. we saw music and prayers and heavy gunfire as of this funeral happened here in beirut. 50. funeral happened here in beirut. so, a blow for hamas. an important figure being assassinated. but, also, it was an attack that it is because it happened in a suburb in beirut, a stronghold of hezbollah. yesterday, we heard from the influential leader of his brother who again it described this assassination as a flagrant israeli aggression, a crime that cannot go unpunished. people in lab and in to see what kind of action is going to be taken in response to the assassination of the lebanese authorities and hezbollah leaders have been blaming on israel. studio: explain the link between hamas and hezbollah. the leader of hamas and hezbollah. the leader of hamas was in lebanon at the time. what are the links between the two and the fear is that you suggest there: that the as

the funeral has taken place in lebanon, just outside beirut, for saleh al—arouri, the deputy leader ofho was one of several people killed in an explosion in beirut on tuesday. hezbollah, a powerful paramilitary and political group in lebanon, has blamed that attack on what it says was "flagra nt israeli aggression". israel has not commented. both hamas and hezbollah, banned terrorist organisations in many countries, have close ties to iran, which itself is holding a day of mourning after 84 people were killed by explosions near an event to mark the anniversary of the death of the iranian general qasem soleimani. the islamic state group has now said it carried out that attack in the southern city of kerman. alongside this, several nations have issued a warning to the houthi militants in yemen, who are also close to iran, to stop the attacks on shipping in the key lanes in the red sea. and, of course, the fighting in israel and gaza which has played a role in sparking all this — there are reports of dozens more deaths from air strikes in southern gaza as israel continues its military ope

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

saleh al—arouri will be buried in a cemetery in the palestinian camp of shatila.ssassination 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. live now to our middle east correspondent hugo bachega in beirut. what is the concern around what this response might be? i what is the concern around what this response might be?— response might be? i think there is the clear concern _ response might be? i think there is the clear concern that _ response might be? i think there is the clear concern that this - response might be? i think there is the clear concern that this could . the clear concern that this could trigger a retaliation from hezbollah because this attack happened in an area of beirut that is considered a hezbollah stronghold. so this assassination of saleh al—arouri was not only a blow for hamas but also very symbolic for hezbollah because it happened in an area controll

martyred the martyr taweel , that is, more precisely, the zionist regime attacked beirut and martyred saleh arouri , the deputy head of the political bureau. the hamas movement is actually hezbollah he announced that he will give an answer and mr. sayyid hassan nasrallah announced that this answer will be given soon. 3 days ago, this maroon electronic, cyber and drone base was attacked with 62 missiles and practically this base was completely destroyed. the zionist regime was looking for some kind of revenge, and perhaps for this reason, the operation that led to the martyrdom of masam hassan tavali. this goes back to the discussion of hezbollah's conflict with the zionist regime and that despite the fact that the zionist regime has maintained absolute silence regarding the maroon base, it is trying to say that hezbollah was responded to with this assassination. i think you are interpreting this terrorist attack as a result of increasing tension in the region. yesterday , the zionist regime received several other strikes , including haifa, which was hit by an iraqi resistance missile . solidarity

the funeral of the hamas deputy leader, saleh al—arouri, is due to take place in the lebanese capital has neither confirmed nor denied that it carried out the assassination 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. earlier i spoke to our middle east correspondent hugo bachega who is in beirut, and asked, what the concern is around a potential response from hezbollah. well, i think there is the clear concern that this could trigger a retaliation from hezbollah because this attack happened in an area of beirut that is considered a hezbollah stronghold. so this assassination of saleh al—arouri was not only a blow for hamas but very symbolic for hezbollah because it happened in an area controlled by the group. so, yesterday we heard from hassan nasrallah, the influential leader of hezbollah who described this attack as a flagrant israeli aggression and said this was a crime that would not go unpunished. but i think what we are

negotiation that hamas announced that this will not happen after the assassination of our martyr saleh al-arouriat is, from the first assassination, which was the assassination of saleh al-arouri. it became difficult to reach an agreement on this side, and that is why netanyahu wants more americans to be present. yes, well, this is the situation in the field, so the situation in the field has become such that no special change has occurred, only the zionists who remain in the gaza strip, now it's okay. friends , the withdrawal of these forces is the result of the resistance forces . yes, how was the political situation, especially inside the regime and the cabinet, and they have different types of cabinets . there is distrust in the ministers, especially netani himself we saw that last week he raised the issue that he might sit any of the ministers in front of the polygraph machine and in order to determine who is leaving the information cabinet, because the information of all these three cabinets is being leaked , and now some of them are. we are talking about it. one of the issues that was imp

saleh al—arouri was killed tuesday in a drone strike in southern beirut. confirmed nor denied that it killed saleh al—arouri. speaking at a rally earlier, hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah described the death as a "serious crime" that "could not go unpunished". our correspondent in beirut, hugo bachega, was listening to the hezbollah leader's speech. some strong words from hassan nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah reacting to the killing of the deputy leader of hamas in beirut on tuesday. he described it as a flagrant israeli aggression and he said this was a crime that would not go unpunished. obviously this happened in an area of beirut that is a hezbollah stronghold. this was not only a blow for hamas but perhaps a message to hezbollah that attacks like this can happen deep inside areas controlled by the group. hassan nasrallah also said "we're not afraid of war", and in a message to israel, he said if israel decided to go to war against hezbollah, this would come at a very high price. this has been the message given by the israelis to hezbollah, warnin

and in lebanon, people gathered for the funeral of deputy hamas leader saleh al—arouri. earlier this week in an explosion. hezbollah — a powerful iranian—backed group in lebanon — has blamed that attack on what it says was flagrant israeli aggression. israel has not commented. but the explosion is creating concern about violence spreading in the region. our middle east correspondent, hugo bachega, gave this update. crowds gathered in beirut for the funeral of saleh al—arouri, the deputy hamas leader who was assassinated in an attack here in beirut, on tuesday. some people were carrying placards with his face, some were waving hamas and palestinian flags. and this assassination was a blow for hamas, but it also hit its lebanese allies, hezbollah, because it happened in an area of beirut that is a stronghold of hezbollah. so this has raised fears of a wider regional conflict, but there have been some indications that both hezbollah and israel are willing to take steps to avoid an escalation in their confrontation. we heard from the israeli defense minister, yoav gallant, w