Hamas deputy political chief contracts COVID-19

Terror group Hamas announces that deputy political chief Saleh al-Arouri has been infected with the novel coronavirus.

Al-Arouri, who lives in Beirut, met last week with a number of senior Palestinian officials, including Fatah Secretary-General Jibril Rajoub and Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh.

It remains unknown whether any other senior officials in Hamas or Fatah are entering quarantine.

Aaron Boxerman

Ismail Haniyeh, right, the head of the Hamas political bureau, shakes hands with his deputy Saleh al-Arouri, upon his arrival in Gaza from Cairo, Egypt, in Gaza City, August 2, 2018. (Mohammad Austaz/Hamas Media Office via AP)

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