Anjali Sharma
GG News Bureau
NEW YORK, 16th Jan. Israel Defense Forces on Monday has claimed that they have arrested two sisters of slain Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri, who was killed in an airstrike in Beirut earlier this month.
Israeli military said in a statement on Sunday that they were arrested in two separate raids in the West Bank.
Dalal al-Arouri (52) and Fatima al-Arouri (47) were taken into custody from Arura town and Al-Bireh city, respectively, the statement said.
IDF said they were arrested for “inciting terror against the State of Israel” without providing additional details.
Arura, located north of Ramallah, was the hometown of Saleh al-Arouri, who was killed on January 2 along with six other Hamas members in the Israeli drone attack that targeted an office of the militant group in the southern suburb of Beirut.
Saleh al-Arouri’s assassination had sent shock waves within the Hamas and Hezbollah as he was top leader to be killed since the war began on October 7, 2023.
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasarullah had threatened to retaliate in full might since the killing occurred in Lebanon.
Except for minor skirmishes in north Israel, the Iran-backed Hezbollah has not acted much.
According to military analysts, this was a clear case of Hezbollah not joining the war front.
Israel and the US said that Lebanese based militant group involvement would escalate into a full fledged war and that there would be major casualties if they do.
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