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Msg. 48835 of 60008 |
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I am certain that Democrats won't see it as a huge win. OCU will post a cynical comment that the attack was illegal and tensions will now be heightened. weco will decry "the many innocent lives lost." clo will post the headline for an article that she didn't actually read. A joint Mossad/IDF military intelligence operation in Lebanon has led to the death of numerous top Hamas leaders. Saleh al-Arouri, the leader of Hamas' military operations in the West Bank and the man responsible for facilitating money and weapons transfers for the group since the 1980s, and others were killed when the building in which they were meeting with other "resistance factions" in Beirut was bombed. 
Reports indicate that Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas' deputy political director in Gaza, Abu Amar, head of Hamas forces in southern Lebanon, and Hamas spokesman Osama Hamdan were also killed, but those identities have not been confirmed.
According to journalist Yossi Melman, the targeted strike was part of a Mossad/IDF military intelligence joint operation. About six weeks before the October 7 surprise attacks, al-Arouri gave an exclusive interview to Lebanese news outlet Al Mayadeen in which he said the group was coordinating with "all relevant parties" in preparation for an "all-out war." He alleged that some in Netanyahu's government wanted "a major conflict" and would conduct assassinations and "tak[e] control of the Al-Aqsa Mosque" to start it. "The leaders of the occupation government, with their extremist policies, will cause an all-out war in the region." "Smotrich desires a major conflict that would allow him to displace Palestinians from the West Bank and the '48 territories. Some in the cabinet are considering actions such as taking control of Al-Aqsa Mosque and dividing it, along with assassinations, knowing that this would lead to a regional war." The battle for liberation in the West Bank is currently on the table, and Palestine has now entered the era of resolving this conflict, as evidenced by the attempts at the Judaization of the West Bank and the deportation of Palestinians, Al-Arouri pointed out. The breakout of an all-out war is inevitable at this point, he continued. "We are preparing for an all-out war, and we are closely discussing the prospects of this war with all relevant parties."
Between the time of that interview and October 7 Israel did not carry out assassinations or take control of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, yet this attack occurred anyway, much to al-Arouri's delight.
On October 20, USA Today reported that Israel had "launched an international manhunt" for al-Arouri. The article, headlined "He's a key link between Hamas and Iran. Now Israel is hunting the world to find him," contains some other interesting nuggets that haven't been highlighted enough regarding Hamas' capabilities: Al-Arouri had been expelled from both Qatar and Turkey because of his terrorist activities, and the U.S. government announced in 2018 that it would pay a reward of $5 million for information leading to his arrest. His page at Counter Extremism Project lists quite the resume: • Saleh al-Arouri was a U.S.-designated Hamas military leader and financier who was reportedly expelled from Qatar in June 2017.
An important point to remember when considering the legality of this killing is that Israel officially declared war against Hamas, a political and legal entity that is the official governing body in Gaza, after the October 7 attacks, and al-Arouri was a commander in Hamas' military. It's widely expected that the "resistance factions" will attempt some kind of retaliation against Israel for this strike; coordination for such will be more difficult since al-Arouri was a lynchpin for communications and money and weapons transfers. The IDF says they are prepared for any retaliation.
Back to that August interview with the Muslim Brotherhood propaganda outlet. In it, al-Arouri said:
It's heartwarming that the IDF could assist al-Arouri in meeting that goal.  Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months |
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