On today’s Watchman Newscast, host Erick Stakelbeck unpacks major breaking news out of Lebanon: Israel kicked off the new year today by eliminating top Hamas leader Saleh Al-Arouri in a surprise strike in Beirut. Who was Al-Arouri, why is his death such a major blow to Hamas and how will Hamas and Hezbollah respond? Plus, the Iranian regime sends a warship into the Red Sea as a U.S. destroyer departs the region. Will 2024 see a major regional war?

