Huge news out of the Middle East with the killing of Hassan Nasrallah of Hezbollah in Beirut.

It's Unholy. I'm Jonathan Friedland of The Guardian with this special update edition.

And I'm Yonit Levy of Channel 12 in Tel Aviv.

Indeed, a huge story coming out of the Middle East.

And I think we have the perfect guest to unpack this all with.

Shemit Meir is an expert analyst of the Arab world, one of the foremost experts on Hassan Asrallah himself, and she was also a senior diplomatic advisor to former Prime

Minister, Naftali Bennett. We're really glad to have you on, Shemrit. Glad to be here. Well,

you know, probably you're someone who spent more hours following Hassan Asrallah than anyone else, his speeches, his actions. And I want to begin with that because in this ever-changing world, which is the Middle East, Hassan Asrallah was a constant. He was appointed Secretary General of Chisbalah when you and I were both in high school. And so I wondered just on that level, even the historic significance of this day, what does

it mean that he is no longer a player on this chessboard?

First of all, I'm happy to be here on a good day for a change.

And this is, I think, one of the most remarkable days or weeks in the history

of Israel and the history of generally, I think, modern warfare and more so fighting terrorist

organization. Hassan Asala was the leading terrorists in the world because it wasn't just the leader of a militia.

He was also a religious leader.

He was the leader of his community, which is the biggest sect in Lebanon, the Shiite.

He was someone that the Iranians that usually look at Arabs a little bit from above,

considering him as equal and consulted with him on strategic planning. And he was, to many people's opinion, the de facto, the ruler

of Lebanon. In a gradual process that maybe one of it speaks was the assassination of Verficrhehr in 2005.

Nasrallah was a real leader.

He had the ability to communicate with his audience, the ability to conduct psychological warfare

with the Israelis.

He understood Hebrew and he was famous and took pride in his ability to read

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