Now let me we do have some breaking news.
So I want to ask you about this strike in
Beirut.
In downtown Beirut, according to our Israel producer Loa has
Shabari.
Quoting. Hamas political leader Hamas spokesman that Saleh Al Aruri,
a senior Hamas official, has been killed in an Israeli
strike in Lebanon's capital.
This is according to Doctor Bassam Naim,
Hamas political leader. Can you confirm that?
I couldn't. I've seen the reports.
Israel has not taken responsibility for this attack.
But whoever did it, it must be clear that this
was not an attack on the Lebanese state.
It was not an attack even on Hezbollah,
the terrorist organization. Whoever did this did a surgical strike
against the Hamas leadership.
Well, clearly it wasn't Hezbollah or another another group rooted
in Beirut that would take out a Hamas leader also
backed by Iran.
Who besides Israel could have done this?
So we can speculate if you like,
but let's be clear, Israel has not taken responsibility and
I think it should be clear Israel has in the
past,
of course.
Dealt with terrorists when they're in foreign countries and the
truth is,
I think you'll find that my Prime Minister,
my defence minister, my chief of staff have all said
in the past that people,
terrorist commanders involved in killing Israeli civilians,
anyone involved in the October 7th massacre.
Is a legitimate target. Anyone who kills Israelis can expect
the Israeli state and the Israeli armed forces to ultimately
reach them.
But that's a general statement of policy.
It's got nothing to do with this current situation,
the specific situation in Beirut,
which I have no comment on,
understood. But don't you expect that a strike in downtown
Beirut might have,
might lead to a Hezbollah response and open that northern
front,
which of course. Israel and the United States have been
very concerned against a second front opening to the north.
So I think it's obvious,
obviously in Lebanon there are many visible targets,
but whoever did this strike was very surgical and went
for a Hamas target because Israel is at war.
Whoever did this?
Has a has a gripe with Hamas.
It's once again, whoever did this,
it's not an attack on the Lebanese state.
It's not an attack on the Hezbollah terrorist organization,
whoever did this, It's an attack on Hamas.
That's very clear.