The Grand Mufti of the Lebanese Republic, Sheikh Abdul Latif Deryan, condemned "the Israeli aggression on the southern suburbs of Beirut, which resulted in the assassination of the Deputy Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas, the martyr Saleh Al-Arouri, and his fellow martyrs." He stated: "Terrorism and crime are characteristic of the oppressive Zionist entity that violates all international resolutions in Gaza and other occupied Palestinian territories and Lebanon." He added: "The Zionist terrorist actions against our Palestinian brothers in Lebanon are an attack on Lebanon and the Lebanese people." He continued: "The Israeli enemy is trying by all means and methods to drag Lebanon into war through its repeated aggression on southern Lebanon, targeting villages and towns, and innocent people in their homes. The latest was the treacherous attack on the southern suburbs of Beirut, as it carries out unprecedented strikes with its drones that roam freely in the Lebanese sky, violating UN Security Council Resolution 1701. It considers itself unconcerned by this resolution that restrains it. We ask the Security Council, the United Nations, and international organizations, what is the value of your international resolutions and what benefit are they if they are not implemented by the Zionist entity, which constantly considers itself above international decisions and laws with the support of the United States and its allies?"