hamas was, the significance of his funeral the deputy leader of hamas was. he funeral the deputy leader of hamas wen- funeral the deputy leader of hamas was. he was a significant hamas was. he was a significant hamas figure. hamas was. he was a significant hamas figure, saleh hamas was. he was a significant hamas figure, saleh al-arouri, l hamas was. he was a significant i hamas figure, saleh al-arouri, the hamas figure, saleh al arouri, the deputy leader, he was killed in the attack on tuesday, and we are seeing images today of crowds gathered for his funeral, waving the green flag of hamas, and also carrying posters with pictures of his face. we saw prayers and also heavy gunfire as the funeral took place in beirut. so a blow for hamas, an important figure being assassinated, but also it was an attack that hit hezbollah because this happened in a suburb of beirut that is a stronghold of hezbollah yesterday we heard from the influential leader of hezbollah, hassan nasralla
shooting. we understand one person has been killed. the sheriff office is holding a news conference. let s have a look. we are expecting that to take place at any moment, the state trooper they re addressing the cameras. we thought it was going to start, it is notjust yet. we will return to that as soon as it does. let us get more now on the middle east. the funeral has been taking place in lebanon, just outside beirut, for saleh al arouri, the deputy leader of hamas, who was one of several people killed in an explosion in beirut on tuesday. hezbollah a powerful paramilitary and political group in lebanon the funeral has been taking place in lebanon, hezbollah a powerful paramilitary and political group in lebanon has blamed that attack on what it says was flagra nt israeli aggression. israel has not commented. both hamas and hezbollah proscribed terrorists organisations in many countries have close ties to iran which itself is holding a day of mourning, after 84 people
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very strong words from hassan nasrallah but we have not had any kind of open threat to attack israel orany kind of open threat to attack israel or any indication that hezbollah is planning to step up its attacks against israel, so hassan nasrallah knows he must be seen to be responding to the attack but at the same time any kind of response will have to be calibrated to avoid any massive israeli retaliation.- massive israeli retaliation. hugo, thanks maigret. massive israeli retaliation. hugo, thanks maigret. massive israeli retaliation. hugo, thanks maigret. thanks - massive israeli retaliation. hugo, thanks maigret. thanks for- thanks maigret. thanks for joining us. live now to our correspondent shaimaa khalil in the west bank town of ramallah. the west bank controlled by the palestinian authority, so what reaction has there been to the killing of the hamas deputy leader and his funeral in beirut today? the west bank and his funeral in beirut today? tue: west bank is and
live from london, this is bbc news. thousands of people attend the funeral of hamas s deputy leader, killed in a drone strike in beirut. a shooting at a high school in the us state of iowa police say there are multiple gunshot victims. prince andrew and bill clinton are among those named in newly released court documents relating to sex offenderjeffrey epstein. hello, i m samantha simmonds. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. we begin in the middle east and the aftermath of several acts of deadly violence in different countries. the funeral has taken place in lebanon, just outside beirut, for saleh al arouri, the deputy leader of hamas who was one of several people killed in an explosion