Saleh al-Arouri’s Beirut killing takes out key Hamas link with Iran, Hezbollah
Saleh Arouri, a senior Hamas official who headed the group's West Bank operations and a key link to Iran and Hezbollah, was killed in an apparent Israeli strike in a Beirut suburb in January 2024, raising fears the Gaza war could spread, and Israel braced for retaliation.

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