ALBAWABA - As 2024 comes to an end, this article highlights some of the major events that hit the Middle East during the year: Saleh al-Arouri Assassination (January 2) Saleh al-Arouri, a prominent Hamas leader, was killed in a drone attack near Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs and a Hezbollah stronghold. al-Arouri was a deputy head of Hamas' political bureau and a co-founder of the group's military branch, Qassam Brigades. He ...