Saleh al-Arouri killing complicates US efforts to prevent wider escalation

For nearly three months, US officials have worked privately and publicly to prevent an expansion of the Gaza war into Lebanon.

Tuesday’s assassination of senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut controlled by Hezbollah, heaps pressure on the Biden administration’s efforts to prevent the war from spilling over into Israel's Mediterranean neighbour. 

“There are clear rules of engagement between Hezbollah and Israel,” Mohanad Hage Ali, a fellow at the Carnegie Center in Beirut, told MEE.

“[Israel] targeting Dahiyeh warrants the targeting of Haifa or Tel Aviv by Hezbollah,” Hage Ali said.

To read the full story, click below.

Hamas leader's killing in Beirut complicates US efforts to prevent Gaza war spillover