Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant group says on Friday, October 18, it was moving to an escalating phase in its war against Israel.
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00:00Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group says on Friday, October 18, it was moving to an escalating
00:06phase in its war against Israel.
00:08Iran, meantime, says the spirit of resistance will be strengthened after the killing of
00:12Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
00:14Sinwar was the mastermind of the October 7, 2023 attack that triggered the Gaza War.
00:19Sinwar was named Hamas' overall leader following the assassination of political chief Ismail
00:24Haniyeh in Tehran in July.
00:26He was killed during a gun battle with Israeli troops in southern Gaza on Wednesday, who
00:30were initially unaware of his identity.
00:33The Israeli military released a drone video of what it said was Sinwar sitting on an armchair
00:38inside a destroyed building.
00:40Western leaders say his death offers an opportunity for the conflict to end.
00:44But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war would go on until the hostages
00:49seized by Hamas militants were returned.