Washington Post: Hezbollah leader vows ‘punishment’ after killing of Hamas official in Lebanon
BEIRUT — In an anxiously anticipated speech Wednesday, Hasan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group and political party, promised there would be a “response and punishment” to the assassination of a senior Hamas official in Beirut on Tuesday that was ascribed to Israel and raised fears of a wider regional war.
The official, Saleh Arouri, was the highest-ranking Hamas leader killed since the start of the conflict in October, when Hamas militants flooded into Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking some 240 hostages.
The location of the strike Tuesday — in Dahieh, a densely populated residential neighborhood on the edge of Beirut where Hezbollah holds sway — was seen as especially provocative.
It compounded concerns that the Lebanese militants, who have traded fire with Israel along their shared border but avoided all-out war, might feel compelled to ratchet up their response.
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WNU Editor: Israel has responded .... Israel ready for fight in the north, IDF chief says after death of top Hamas official (Times of Israel).
Hezbollah Leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah Warns Israel Against Launching A Full-Scale War On Lebanon
Israel-Hamas war live: Nasrallah says not afraid of war after Beirut attack -- Al Jazeera
Saleh al-Arouri: Hamas leader's death 'won't go unpunished', says Hezbollah chief -- BBC
Hezbollah Leader Warns Israel Against Waging War On Lebanon -- AFP
Hezbollah chief Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah warns Israel against full-scale war on Lebanon -- UPI
Nasrallah Says Hezbollah Prepared To Wage 'No Limit' War On Israel -- Zero Hedge
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