Israel’s Mossad chief vows to hunt down Hamas members a day after senior figure killed in strike

well the deadly blasts in Iran come a day after confirmation that Israeli forces killed a top Hamas leader in a drone strike and Hezbollah says Israel will pay for that attack correspondent Robert Sherman is live for us in Tel Aviv Robert how is the IDF now responding to this Hezbollah threat hey there Nicole they've certainly distanced themselves from the explosion that took place in Beirut last night but they emphasize that they are on high alert and quote quote all arenas uh in the wake of th

at explosion again the Israelis they have not confirmed nor denied any involvement in that explosion uh but they do say that they are prepared for any kind of activity that comes from around the Middle East as a result Hamas confirming that one of their senior leaders was killed in that explosion last night that would be uh the person who you're seeing on your screen there c l aruri he was the deputy head of hamas's political Bureau and was living in Beirut L aruri is is the most prominent Hamas

leader to be killed since that October 7th attack so while the Israelis are neither confirming nor denying their involvement the head of the Mad which is Israel's spy agency came out today issuing this Stern warning to Hamas and anyone else who participated in that October 7th attack take a look listen to this today we are in the throws of War and the mad today like 50 years ago is committed to settling accounts with the murderers who raided the Gaza envelope on October 7th with the planners an

d their envoys it'll take time as it took time after the Munich Massacre but we will put our hands on them wherever they are every Arab mother should know that if her son participated directly or indirectly in the massacre of October 7th he will bear responsibility cryptic remarks there saying we will put their hands on them wherever they are and it to be clear there's been a lot of tension here in the region today this is what you're seeing right now is the Lebanon border Israel says that sever

al attacks have come from Southern Lebanon towards Israel today and they've responded with their Air Force knocking out Hezbollah positions in southern Lebanon this is something we've been seeing rather consistently over the last couple of weeks meanwhile Hassan nzala speaking in Beirut today as you seen demonstrations taking place around the Middle East these ones coming in the West Bank the Secretary General of Hezbollah saying putting the blame squarely on the Israelis for that explosion in L

ebanon yesterday and saying that Hezbollah will not be silent in the wake of that explosion Nicole all right Robert Sherman live for us there in Tel Aviv Robert thank you thank you for watching go to newsnation now.com to find newsnation on your television provider and don't forget to click the red subscribe button below to get more of news nation's fact driven unbiased coverage