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Hamas releases names of two al-Qassam Brigades commanders killed in Beirut strike
2 January 2024 19:25 GMT
Hamas media have released the names of two leaders of the group’s armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, killed along with Saleh al-Arouri in an Israeli strike in Beirut.
Samir Findi Abu Amer and Azzam Al-Aqraa Abu Ammar were killed alongside the senior Hamas official in Beirut's southern suburb of Dahiyeh, according to Hamas's Al Aqsa TV channel.
Israeli military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said that the military is at a “very high level of readiness - in all arenas, in defense and offense”, as the country braces for retaliation by Hezbollah.
“We are in a high state of readiness for any scenario,” Hagari said, without acknowledging the strike.