Tel Aviv, Jan 3 : The political bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) has said that Israel will pay the price for the assassination of Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy leader of Hamas, in Lebanon.
PIJ member Ahsan Attia in a statement said, “Israel will pay the price for its crimes, including the assassination of Saleh al-Arouri.”
Al-Arouri was second to Hamas’ political head Ismael Haniyeh.He was killed in a drone strike in Beirut on Tuesday.
Hamas said that other than al-Arouri, two other top-ranking Hamas leaders were killed in the attack.Meanwhile, Lebanon has said that it would petition in the UN Security Council against Israeli aggression within its territory.
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