Iran has said the assassination of the Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri proves Israel’s incursion in Gaza is a complete failure.

“The evil acts by Israel in other countries pose a real threat to peace and security and a serious alarm for security of the countries in the region,” Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian wrote in a post on X.

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