I'm John Bats with Bill Rajo my colleague and co-host of the FTD and we're joined by Seth

Fransman very generously from the Combat Zone in Israel.

He is a war correspondent for the Jerusalem Post.

He's also a fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of democracy. Gaza.

Within these last days, Satya, you've

followed the story that five hostages' bodies

were found in Gaza, I believe in Bonne Eunis in the tunnels.

Also, we have news this morning and I don't have it confirmed, but I certain I read it,

that Hamas is torturing hostages in some provocation said to be linked to the detention of

Hezbollah near in the Nogev desert I don know, it's some very propagandistic statements.

However, the general question is, what is the status of the Gaza contest between the IDF and the Hamas, we were given to understand the Mohammed

Dif's likely confirmation of death was a blow in that Hamas is now disorganized.

Is that accurate, Seth?

Well, we don't, I think we don't know the full details

that Mohammed death strike.

I mean, we don't know if he's dead.

I think there is an assessment that he's probably dead, but he's been

probably dead of many times before. So it's important when a man like that seems to have nine lives

that they finally figure out, you know, if he's been eviscerated or not.

We know that the brigade commander, Hamas, you know, brigade terror commander that was with

him definitely was killed.

In terms of what's going on in Gaza, the idea of continues to operate in the south and Rafa.

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