CBS EVENING NEWS
7/31/24
6:37 PM
DEBORA PATTA: In the israeli-occupied West Bank, the assassination was met with shock and disbelief. There is also anger. People have been chanting "West Bank for Hamas." They want revenge. Their grief, shared with Palestinians in Gaza. "I've been crying all day," said Fatima al-Saati. "We've lost one of our very own." Haniyeh was the political face of Hamas. He was the man who sat in the same room as the Israelis, trying to hammer out that much-demanded hostage deal. Palestinian activist Mustafa Barghouti believes that deal is now dead.
MUSTAFA BARGHOUTI: When you kill your negot- the person you negotiate with, what is the intention? The intention is to kill any possibility for peace.
PATTA: For a region that was already on the verge of escalating into all out war, this latest assassination brings it that much closer. Norah.
NORAH O’DONNELL: Debora Patta. Thank you very much.