It was reported that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) raided the house of Saleh al-Aruri, one of the leaders of the Palestinian Hamas movement in the West Bank, and arrested 10 of his relatives. Times of Israel.
According to the publication, Saleh al-Aruri is the deputy of Hamas’ main leader Ismail Haniyeh and one of the founders of the group’s militant wing.
On the morning of October 21, the Israeli army reportedly occupied Aruri’s home in the village of Arura, located about 20 kilometers north of Ramallah, and arrested more than 20 people, including one of al-Aruri’s brothers and nine nephews. Dozens more people were summoned for questioning, and a banner was hung in front of al-Arouri’s house reading, “This was the house of Saleh al-Arouri and became the headquarters of Israeli intelligence officer Abu al-Nimer.”
The raid was carried out jointly with Israel’s internal security service and led to the arrest of “dozens of Hamas members”, including Aruri’s relatives. It was confirmed that the house was used “for the detention and interrogation of activists”.
Israel accused Arouri, who was appointed as Haniye’s deputy in 2017, of carrying out numerous attacks.
He spent nearly 20 years in Israeli prisons and was released in 2010 on condition that he go into exile.
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