THOUSANDS of people attended the funeral of top Hamas commander Saleh Arouri today in the Lebanese capital Beirut after he was killed in an apparent Israeli strike.

Palestinian officials, including top Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk, as well as representatives of some Lebanese political groups attended the funeral.

Hamas top leader Ismail Haniyeh said in a speech aired during the funeral that Mr Arouri’s killing in Beirut “is proof of [Israel’s] bloody mindset.”