Hezbollah statement on killing Deputy Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas, Sheikh Saleh al-Arouri

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
“Say, ‘Do you await for us except one of the two best things while we await for you that Allah will afflict you with punishment from Himself or at our hands? So wait; indeed, we, along with you, are waiting.'” (Quran 9:52)
Truthful is Allah, the Almighty.

We mourn to our Arab and Islamic nation, to free Palestine and its great resistance, its noble people, and to the free and mujahideen everywhere. The great mujahid leader, Deputy Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas, Sheikh Saleh al-Arouri, along with comrades, martyred on the path to Al-Quds.

We extend our condolences to our brothers in the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas and to the fighters of Al-Qassam Brigades, as well as to the steadfast people of Gaza, Al-Quds, the West Bank, and all factions and movements of resistance and jihad in Palestine. Allah, the Almighty, has sealed the journey of this great leader with the highest honors and martyrdom he sought and worked for alongside his fellow mujahideen: resistance and jihad, victory, or martyrdom.

The criminal enemy, after ninety days of crime, killing, and destruction in Gaza, Khan Yunis, Jabalia Camp, and all the brave cities, camps, and villages, resorts to the policy of assassination and physical liquidation for anyone involved in the heroic Al-Aqsa Flood operation and contributed to defending the oppressed Palestinian people. Today’s crime completes the assassination crime of the great leader Sayyed Rida al-Musawi in another field and a new front in the battle. This heinous crime will only strengthen the resolve of the resistance in Palestine, Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, Iran, and Iraq, reinforcing their belief in their just cause and commitment to continue the path of resistance and jihad until victory and liberation.

We consider the assassination of Sheikh Saleh al-Arouri and his martyred comrades in the heart of the southern suburbs of Beirut as a serious aggression against Lebanon, its people, security, sovereignty, and its resistance. It carries political and security messages with significant symbolic and strategic implications, representing a dangerous development in the war between the enemy and the axis of resistance. We in Hezbollah affirm that this crime will never pass without a response and punishment. Our resistance is steadfast, loyal to its principles and commitments, with its hand on the trigger, and its fighters are at the highest levels of readiness. This historic day has implications beyond what follows; patience and reliance on Allah, victory, with the permission of Allah, is near.

Tuesday, 02-01-2024
19 Jumada Al-Akhirah 1445 H.