By The FirstA senior Hamas official was reportedly killed in a massive blast in the middle of Beirut, according to Lebanese media.
Israel has not taken responsibility for the attack, but noted the “precision” of the operation.
From Fox News:
Hezbollah-linked news outlets are reporting that deputy Hamas leader Saleh Arouri was killed by an Israeli air strike.
Al-Mayadeen, a publication linked to Hezbollah, reported that the high-ranking Hamas official was killed in the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh.
Israeli officials have denied involvement in the strike, but noted the “surgical” precision of the attack.
“Israel has not taken responsibility for this attack. But whoever did it must be clear that this was not an attack on the Lebanese state,” Netanyahu adviser Ambassador Mark Regev told MSNBC.
He continued, “It was not even an attack on Hezbollah terrorist organization. Whoever did this did a surgical strike against the Hamas leadership.”
