Palestinian Authority condemns assassination of Saleh al-Arouri

The Palestinian Authority has condemned an Israeli strike in Beirut that killed senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri. 

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Tuesday said the assassination of the Hamas deputy leader was a  "crime perpetrated by known criminals" and warned about the "risks and consequences that could follow", according to a statement issued by his office.

Two security officials in Lebanon said Arouri was killed in an Israeli drone strike that killed a total of six people in a southern Beirut stronghold of Hezbollah, according to local media.

The Palestinian Authority, which has limited governing power in the occupied West Bank, is dominated by Fatah, a rival to Hamas.

Arab leaders in Egypt and Qatar have been trying to reduce tensions between the two, as part of a peace plan to end the Gaza war.