READ: Why Israel might have killed Hamas leaders in Beirut

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The killing of top Hamas officials in a drone attack in Beirut on Tuesday has resounded across the Middle East, analyst Zoran Kusovac writes for Al Jazeera.

The victims of the surgical strike included senior Hamas leaders, most prominently Saleh al-Arouri, a former leader of the Qassam Brigades and member of the political bureau of Hamas who coordinated the group’s military and political activities outside the Gaza Strip.

The assassination bears all the signs of a classic Israeli operation, but why would Israel choose this target now and what will happen next?

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