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Been killed by an israeli drone strike in lebanon. wissam al tawil was the deputy head of the militant group s elite radwan force and managed many operations in the south of the country. that news comes as intense fighting continues across gaza, with israeli strikes killing 249 palestinians and injuring a further 510 injured in the past 2a hours, according to the hamas run gaza health ministry. meanwhile, america s top diplomat, the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is carrying out talks throughout the region. he s warned palestinians must not be pressured into leaving gaza and must be allowed to return to their homes, once conditions allow. his comments came alongside a condemnation of statements by israeli far right ministers, who have called for the displacement of palestinians. mr blinken s tour continues today, starting in abu dhabi in the united arab emirates, then moving onto saudi arabia to meet crown prince mohammed bin salman before heading to israel. talks will focus ....
The displacement of palestinians. mr blinken s tour continues today, starting in abu dhabi in the united arab emirates, then moving onto saudi arabia to meet crown prince mohammed bin salman. talks have focused on the threat houthi rebels pose to shipping in the red sea as well as discussing us proposals for managing a lasting peace in gaza once the israeli military campaign ends. live now to our correspondent hugo bachega in beirut. what do we know about what happened and the reported death of a senior hezbollah commander? it and the reported death of a senior hezbollah commander? and the reported death of a senior hezbollah commander? it seems that this was a drone hezbollah commander? it seems that this was a drone attack hezbollah commander? it seems that this was a drone attack that hezbollah commander? it seems that this was a drone attack that was - this was a drone attack that was carried out by the israeli military, killing the senior hezbollah commander in southern leba ....
Three months now since hamas october 7th attack on israel the idf says it has dismantled hamas ability to operate in northern gaza and it s now turning its focus south. cnn can not independently verify that claim. secretary of state antony blinken is on a mid east tour, working to prevent a wider conflict. blinken met with trurkish president erdogan saturday and is set to arrive in qatar next hour. let s start with blinken s tour. turkey up first. how much can turkey do? what s their degree of influence over specifically iran and of course then the iranian proxies? reporter: well, turkey has a good relationship both with iran and with hamas, so they can be a stabilizing force in the ....