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       By Justin Porter

       Jan. 2, 2024, 3:43 p.m. ET

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       An apartment following an explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, yesterday. Credit...Mohamed Azakir/Reuters

       A blast in Beirut killed a senior Hamas leader The deputy leader of Hamas, Saleh al-Arouri, and two leaders of its armed wing were killed in an explosion in Lebanon yesterday, the group said on its official Telegram channel.

       The three died in what Hamas described as a “Zionist raid” in a suburb of Beirut, the capital of Lebanon. Videos from the scene verified by The New York Times showed at least one car engulfed in flames in front of a high-rise building as dozens of people gathered in the area. Two U.S. officials said that Israel was responsible for the strike.

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       Justin Porter is an editor on the Briefings newsletter team at The Times. More about Justin Porter

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