Hamas says deputy leader killed in blast in southern Beirut

Hamas deputy head Saleh al-Arouri was killed on Tuesday evening by an Israeli strike in the Lebanese capital's southern suburbs, according to the group's Al Aqsa TV station. Responding to the attack, Hamas vowed his killing would not end their "resistance". Videos circulating on social media showed serious damage and fire. The blast came after the Palestine Red Crescent Society said that "several" people were killed and wounded in an Israeli bombardment of its headquarters in Gaza's Khan Younis. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.