James Cook

Raed Saad is the man in question.

He was a senior Hamas commander.

Indeed, it's understood that he'd recently been appointed to a newly established senior military group of Hamas figures, a senior military council in Israel.

says that he was involved.

Indeed, he was one of the architects of the attack on October 7th, 2023, in which 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage.

He's said to have been killed on a strike on a car near Gaza City or around the Gaza City area, in which a total of four people are said to have died.

And Israel says it acted because it accuses him of violating the ceasefire, which came in a couple of months ago, rebuilding Hamas's military capabilities, manufacturing weapons and targeting Israeli forces, it says, with explosive devices.

Yeah, devastating night.

And of course, we heard that the two victims who were killed in the shooting are confirmed to be by the Brown University president students on campus.

Strong message here from BBC Radio 4.

Strong message here from BBC Radio 4.