Israeli strikes in Beirut kills top Hamas leader Saleh al Arouri in a drone attack

An Israeli drone strike has targeted the office of Hamas in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Tuesday evening killing senior Hamas commander Salah al-Arouri.

Salah al-Arouri was a Hamas official and the commander of the group’s military wing Al-Qassem Brigades.

Lebanese said others were injured in the attack, but the number of wounded is yet unknown.

Videos of the aftermath of the drone strike showed a bombed-out apartment building and cars on fire in the vicinity of the drone strike.