Hezbollah vows escalation after Sinwar killed
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🗓️ 18 October 2024
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Tensions continue after Israel's killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
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| 0:08.0 | Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson and today is Friday, October 18th, 2024. This is the |
| 0:19.3 | excerpt. Today, what's next after the killing of Hamas leader Yaya Sinwar. |
| 0:25.6 | Plus we take a look at some long shot Senate races and the Texas Supreme Court |
| 0:30.3 | has halted the execution of Robert Roberson. |
| 0:35.2 | The Hezbollah militant group said earlier today it was moving to a new and escalating phase |
| 0:39.9 | in its war against Israel after the killing of Hamas leader Yaya Sinwar. |
| 0:44.0 | Israel said yesterday it killed Sinwar during a military operation in Gaza. |
| 0:49.0 | The Hamas leader was regarded as a mastermind behind the militant group's attack on Israel last year. |
| 0:54.3 | White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, traveling with President Joe Biden to |
| 0:59.0 | Germany, called the news of Synoir's death a very significant day in the Middle East and that |
| 1:04.4 | Synoir was an obstacle to efforts to secure a ceasefire and hostage release deal. |
| 1:09.7 | But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war would go on until the hostages seized |
| 1:15.0 | by Hamas militants were returned. |
| 1:17.6 | The prospect of a wider conflict in the region has grown in recent weeks. |
| 1:21.6 | Israel has launched a ground campaign in Lebanon in |
| 1:24.0 | in addition to its campaign in Gaza |
| 1:26.3 | and is now planning a response to a missile attack |
| 1:28.5 | carried out by Iran, an ally of Hamas |
| 1:31.0 | and Lebanon's Hezbollah. The Iranian strikes came after Israel |
| 1:34.4 | assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrulah and an air strike in Lebanon. |
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