Speaking hours after the alleged Israeli assassination of Hamas terror chief Saleh al-Arouri in Lebanon, IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari opens his nightly briefing by saying that the military is at a “very high level of readiness — in all arenas, in defense and offense.
“We are in a high state of readiness for any scenario,” Hagari adds, without mentioning al-Arouri.
“The most important thing to say tonight is that we are focused and remain focused on fighting Hamas,” Hagari adds.
Senior Hamas military officials Samir Findi, Azzam Al-Aqraa identified among dead along with Arouri
Senior Hamas military officials Samir Findi and Azzam Al-Aqraa have been identified among the five killed along with Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in an alleged Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh, Arabic media reports.
Netanyahu spokesman on Arouri killing: ‘Whoever did this, it’s not an attack on Lebanon or Hezbollah’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s foreign media spokesman Mark Regev is asked during an MSNBC interview about the alleged Israeli assassination of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in Lebanon.
While stammering significantly in his answer, Regev stresses that the strike only targeted Hamas officials in an apparent attempt to coax Hezbollah into limiting its response.
“Obviously in Lebanon, there are many Hezbollah targets, but whoever did this strike was very surgical and went for a Hamas target because Israel is at war… Whoever did this has a gripe with Hamas,” Regev says.
“Whoever did this, it’s not an attack on the Lebanese state. It’s not an attack on the Hezbollah terrorist organization. Whoever did this, it’s an attack on Hamas, that’s very clear,” he adds.
Hezbollah: Israeli killing of Arouri will not pass without a response
Hezbollah vows to respond to the alleged Israeli killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri outside of Beirut earlier this evening.
“We affirm that this crime will never pass without response and punishment,” the Lebanese terror group says in a statement, claiming its fighters are at heightened readiness in order to retaliate.
“God almighty concluded the career of this great leader with the highest medals of honor and dignity, and he obtained the martyrdom that he had long sought and longed for,” Hezbollah says of Arouri.
The terror group calls the alleged Israeli strike “a serious assault on Lebanon, its people, its security and its sovereignty… and a dangerous development in the course of the war between the enemy and the axis of resistance.”
Haniyeh: Israel bears responsibility for repercussions of Arouri assassination
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh mourns his deputy Saleh al-Arouri, who was allegedly assassinated by Israel earlier this evening outside of Beirut.
Haniyeh says the killing “is a violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty and an expansion of the circle of [Israel’s] aggression against our people.”
“The repercussions of this terrorist act are the responsibility of the Nazi-Zionist occupation, and it will not succeed in breaking the will, steadfastness and resistance of our people,” Haniyeh claims.
French envoy says UN Security Council likely to meet Wednesday on Houthi attacks in Red Sea
The UN Security Council may meet as early as Wednesday on the situation in the Red Sea, the French ambassador to the United Nations, whose country assumed the council presidency, says on Tuesday.
“It’s likely the council will meet on the issue sooner, probably even tomorrow,” Ambassador Nicolas de Riviere tells a news conference when asked about the international response to attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on Red Sea shipping.
“The situation is bad,” he says. “There is a repetition of violations and military actions in this area.”
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The UN will ease out Yemen's responsibilty from the narrative and blame Israel for the escalation.
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