Israel will pay price for killing Hamas deputy leader: PIJ

Tel Aviv, Jan 3

The political bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) has said that Israel will pay the price for the assassination of Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy leader of Hamas, in Lebanon.

PIJ member Ahsan Attia in a statement on Tuesday said, "Israel will pay the price for its crimes, including the assassination of Saleh al-Arouri."

Al-Arouri was deputy to Hamas' political head Ismael Haniyeh. He was killed in a drone strike in Beirut on Tuesday.

Hamas said that other than al-Arouri, two other top-ranking Hamas leaders were killed in the attack. Meanwhile, Lebanon has said that it would petition in the UN Security Council against Israeli aggression within its territory.