Who was Saleh al-Arouri, Hamas leader killed in Beirut?
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The deputy chief of Hamas's political bureau, Saleh al-Arouri, has been killed in an Israeli drone strike in Lebanon. Al-Arouri, who was also the founder of Hamas's military wing—the Qassam Brigades—was killed along with six others in southern Beirut. In the aftermath, the Lebanese leadership accused Israel of attempting to provoke conflict, while Hezbollah labeled it a violation of Lebanese sovereignty. However, Israel clarified that the airstrike targeted Hamas leadership and was not an assault on Lebanon or Hezbollah.