1/27/2024 0 Comments Facebook log in or sign up now![]() People search for survivors inside an apartment following a massive explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, on January 2. During an interview with MSNBC, the senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had "seen the reports" about the attack. Israeli government spokesperson Mark Regev said that Israel had " not taken responsibility" for the attack. Two other leaders from Hamas’ military wing, Samir Findi Abu Amer and Azzam Al-Aqraa Abu Ammar, were among those killed in the strike, according to Hamas officials. Some background: Hamas said Arouri, deputy head of the political bureau of Hamas, was “martyred in a treacherous Zionist airstrike in Beirut.”Īrouri was considered one of the founding members of the group’s military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, and was based in Beirut. The Biden administration was not told about the operation in advance, the official added.Ĭiting a senior Israeli official, Axios’ Barak Ravid reported earlier that the administration was informed “as the operation was happening.” Israel carried out the strike Tuesday in southern Beirut that killed senior Hamas leader Saleh Al-Arouri, a US official told CNN. Gvir expressed support for resettling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip abroad, declaring that the war presents an “opportunity to concentrate on encouraging the migration of the residents of Gaza” during a political meeting.Įarlier Tuesday, US State Department spokesperson Matt Miller said that “such statements do not reflect the policy of the Israeli government," denouncing them as "inflammatory and irresponsible." Smotrich called for Palestinian residents to leave the Gaza strip, to make way for Israelis who could "make the desert bloom," according to Reuters. He and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich made the suggestion earlier this week. "But first of all we will do what is good for the State of Israel," the minister said, adding that the "emigration of hundreds of thousands from Gaza" will allow Israeli settlers to return and "live in security." “Very appreciative of the United States of America but with all due respect we are not just another star on the American flag," National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said in a translated post on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday. ![]()
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