viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world. i m rosemary church. just ahead, a u.s. official says israel was responsible for the strike in lebanon that killed a senior hamas leader. donald trump appeals the decision to remove him from maine s presidential primary ballot, accusing the state s top election official of bias. and investigators begin their search into what caused that fiery runway collision in japan. live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for joinings us. a top hamas leader has been assassinated, and a u.s. official told cnn that israel carried out the hit. senior hamas leader saleh al arouri was killed in the suburbs of lebanon on tuesday. lebanese media report the strike targeted an office belonging to hamas, and several others were also killed, including leaders from the hamas military wing. earlier, an israeli government spokesperson issued this statement about the incident. israel has not taken
targeted an office belonging to hamas, and several others were also killed, including leaders from the hamas military wing. earlier, an israeli government spokesperson issued this statement about the incident. israel has not taken responsibility for this attack, but whoever did it, it must be clear that this was not an attack on the lebanese state. it was not an attack even on hezbollah, the terrorist organization. whoever did this did a surgical strike against the hamas leadership. al rain aurorery is the sixt political leader to be killed since the october 7th attacks. his killing has sparked condemnation from key hamas allies like iran and the houthis in yemen. crowds of supporters also protested in the west bank. the u.s. treasury had designated salah al arouri a