Senior Hamas Official’s Killing Could Have Global Ramifications: Intelligence Agencies on High Alert for Retaliatory Attacks

Stefania Cox
By Stefania Cox
January 4, 2024NTD News Today
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Concern is rising over the potential for further expansion of the war in the Middle East, following recent developments that include the targeted killing of Hamas terrorist organization deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a missile attack in Beirut on Jan. 2.

What is the risk of retaliatory attacks, and what are the implications for Israeli security?

To find out more, NTD spoke to the director of content at Israel’s Defense and Security Forum, Or Yissachar. He said that taking out a hugely influential senior Hamas official in the Hezbollah stronghold of Beirut will have shocked Hamas and its allies.

“This is a strong message for Hezbollah, and for Iran—to know that people who perpetrate such attacks against Israel are never safe,” he said.