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A senior Hamas leader is killed in an explosion in Beirut. Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigns.

Israel's strike on a key Hamas leader in Lebanon complicates Biden's efforts to contain the conflict. The response from Hezbollah and Iran remains uncertain.

Israel is on high alert for an escalation with Hezbollah after one of the top leaders of the Palestinian Hamas was killed in a strike in Beirut

A drone strike in Lebanon killed senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri – here are the latest updates.

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Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri was killed in an alleged Israeli drone strike in Beirut on Tuesday, The Times of Israel reported. Read Further on Dynamite News

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday warned that his group would "fight without restraint" if Israel wages war on Lebanon. Nasrallah's address came a day after Hamas deputy Saleh al-Arouri was assassinated in a surgical strike in a Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut. Amid fears of a regional spillover of Israel's…

The Israeli army has said it is "prepared for any scenario" in the aftermath of a strike in Beirut that killed Hamas's deputy chief, stoking fears the war in the Gaza Strip could boil over into wider regional conflict.

Get the scoop on Israel's covert strike in Lebanon, targeting a senior Hamas leader. Find out the potential consequences and the political implications.