This is CBSI on the world. I'm John Batchel, Bill Rajo, my colleague and co-host.

He's a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defensive Democracies,

keeps the Long War Journal where you can see David O's reporting routinely.

David is a member of the FD as well, helping us understand the

stories from the war around Israel, all eyes on Ukraine, and that's influencing a lot of

footsteps this morning. And for the next days and weeks, however, we begin with a continuation

of the struggle that has been underway since 23,

which is the war north with Hezbollah, the war south, with Hamas, the war east, with the remnants

of the Hamas and the Popular Front for Liberation of Palestine and other gangs in the West Bank.

And we could count the ways of all the enemies.

But let's begin in Lebanon and north.

David, a very good evening to you.

What we have here is a headline written by you and Bill.

Israel eliminates Hezbollah's top military commander Haitham Ali Tabatabi in a targeted Beirut strike.

Israel's prime minister says his hands were so, the dead man's hands were soaked in the blood of many Israelis and Americans.

Who was he?

And is this break in what appeared to be the holding action in the South?

Have we started a new offensive against Hezbollah?

Good evening to you.

Good evening, John.

Well, it's actually Bill and our esteemed colleague Joe Truisman who wrote this up.

So that was in their very capable hands.

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