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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
IDF demolishes West Bank home owned by senior Hamas official Arouri
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

This Israel Defense Forces demolishes a home owned by Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri, in the town of 'Arura, near Ramallah on October 31, 2023. (Screen capture/X)
This Israel Defense Forces has demolished a home owned by Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri, in the town of ‘Arura, near Ramallah.
Footage posted to social media shows the controlled blast carried out by the IDF.
On October 27, IDF Central Command head Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fox signed the demolition order.
Based in Lebanon, al-Arouri is considered the de facto leader of Hamas in the West Bank.
لحظة تفجير قوات الاحتلال منزل نائب رئيس المكتب السياسي لحركة حماس الشيخ صالح العاروري في بلدة عارورة شمال غرب رام الله pic.twitter.com/BfJgNCwT6q
— القسطل الإخباري (@AlQastalps) October 31, 2023
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