On Friday's broadcast of MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports," former Defense Secretary and former CIA Director Leon Panetta responded to President Joe Biden scolding Israel for seemingly assassinating Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh by saying that "one of the things that we've encouraged Israel to do is to target the leaders of Hamas that were involved in the attack on Israel." And that this is what Israel should do. Panetta acknowledged that the killing could have an impact on ceasefire talks, but argued, "that is what war is all about. And ultimately, it's the price you have to pay in order to be able to make sure that you're going after those responsible for killing Israelis."