Israel has accused Aruri, who was named Haniyeh's deputy in 2017, of organising several attacks.
Israeli soldiers stand near a Merkava tank as they man a position at an undisclosed location on the border with Lebanon on October 21, 2023. Israeli troops on Saturday raided the West Bank home of a senior Hamas leader and detained members of his family, witnesses said.Saleh al-Aruri is the deputy to Hamas’ overall leader Ismail Haniyeh and one of the founders of the Islamist group’s military wing.
Based in Lebanon, he is a key target for Israel following the October 7 attacks when Hamas militants from Gaza stormed into southern Israel and killed at least 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and seized more than 200 hostages, according to Israeli officials. United Nations vehicles and empty lorries wait on the Palestinian side of the Gaza border at Rafah to collect humanitarian aid to be delivered from waiting lorries waiting on the Egyptian border Rafah crossing on October 21, 2023, amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas.
Since then, more than 4,300 Palestinians, mainly civilians, have been killed in relentless Israeli bombardments, according to Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry.Troops entered Aruri’s home in Arura village, some 20 kilometres north of Ramallah, at dawn on Saturday, arresting more than 20 people, including one of his brothers and nine of his nephews, mayor Ali al-Khasib and witnesses told AFP.
Since the Gaza conflict erupted, dozens of people have been killed in incidents with Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank.DPO, Three Other Officers Die In Gun Duel With Otukpo Bank Robbers, Police Confirm
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