out surveillance operations around that southern border area. according to hezbollah, this was a preliminary response to the targeting of senior hamas a senior hamas commander tuesday in the southern suburbs of beirut. we did hear from hezbollah s general condemning the strike, describing it as a cowardly assassination. hebsz vhezbollah hezbollah vowing if they wage war would be limitless and severe. of course this has raised concerns once again. this conflict could jesk latest further and escalate further, something they do not want to see on the border. nada, please keep us posted. thank you. all right. joining me global affairs analyst kim dozier. let s begin with a source telling us that a senior hezbollah commander has been killed in an israeli strike in lebanon. what might that mean for