Death on Tuesday in Beirut bombing number two HamasSaleh al-Arouri has drawn condemnation from Palestinian factions with threats of revenge from the Islamist group against Israel and street protests.

The Islamist group Hamas, Islamic Jihad and the Palestinian National Authority called the incident a murder, and Israel was silent.

The violent death of a second man in a Hamas political office, along with five others, in a drone attack occurred during The war in the Gaza Strip continues for three months and there is no end in sight to stop the sheer number of deaths happening day after day on the Strip.

“Cowardly Murder”

Hamas accused “Zionist occupation“, alluding to Israel’s “cowardly” killing of Palestinian leaders “inside and outside Palestine.”

The bombing of his office in Beirut “once again proves the complete failure” of Israel in the Gaza Strip, he said in a statement.

The armed wing of Hamas, the al-Qassam Brigades, co-founded by Saleh al-Arouri, He promised to “answer all crimes” against Palestinians.

The Palestinian group Islamic Jihad called it a “cowardly and treacherous murder.” has a strong military presence in Gaza after Hamas and the Israeli army also fight in the strip.

Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) government Mohamed Shtayyeh: He also condemned the “murder” and indirectly blamed Israel.

“A crime that identifies its authors,” he said, referring to Israel, although he did not name it explicitly.

The Palestinian prime minister warned of “the risks and consequences that may arise from this crime.”

The PA has little self-government in parts of the occupied West Bank and has no direct control over the Gaza Strip, which came under Hamas control when took power in the enclave in 2007.

In the West Bank there were Palestinians who took to the streets, in cities such as Ramallah or Jenin and in refugee camps, in protest marches, some carrying flags of groups such as Hamas.

The ruling Fatah party, which has limited self-rule in the West Bank, declared a general strike on Wednesday in the area, the Palestinian News Agency reported. maan.

For his part, the Israeli army’s chief military spokesman, Daniel Hagari, said that Israeli forces are “at a very high level of preparation on all fronts, defensive and offensive level,” without making a direct reference to the bombing. against number two Hamas.

Israel typically neither confirms nor denies such accusations. EFE He consulted with an Israeli army spokesman, who did not comment on the situation.

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In the past, this has been attributed to Israeli forces and intelligence agencies. targeted killings of senior Palestinian officials or leaders abroad, including from Hamas.

Al Aruri He was one of the most prominent Hamas leaders in exile.was a co-founder of its armed wing and was considered one of those planning armed action against Israel from abroad.

88 days of war

Al Arouri’s death occurred after 88 days of war in GazaIsraeli army attacks have killed at least 22,185 people and injured 57,035, according to the latest data from the enclave’s health ministry.

“Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli occupation committed 15 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, resulting in 207 martyrs and 338 wounded,” the source added.

The war that erupted on October 7 following a Hamas attack on Israel that killed about 1,200 people and took about 240 hostage. It also displaced about 1.9 million people in the Gaza Strip.85 percent of the enclave’s population is in the midst of a serious humanitarian crisis.

The Israeli Ministry of Defense believes that Hamas finds itself in an ‘irrelevant’ situation in the northern Gaza Strip, after many of its fighters fled to the south of the Palestinian Strip.

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Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said during a visit to Israeli troops in Gaza that many of the “15,000 or 18,000” suspected Hamas members in the northern coastal enclave They were shot down or fled south..

In the south of the sector “the reality is different” and offensive targets Hamas tunnels where their leaders presumably remain “deep inside,” he warned.

With the start of the Israeli ground offensive on October 27 In total, 174 people died in the ranks of Israel. According to the army, 983 people were injured. (EFE)