CNN: Israel Could Be Trying to Stop Talks, Signaled It's Giving Up on Them by Killing 'Heavily Engaged' Hamas Leader

During an extended edition of CNN's "Laura Coates Live" that covered the reported assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, CNN Senior International Correspondent Ben Wedeman said that the killing of Haniyeh "sends a message that Israel has given up on the negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza," and CNN Military Analyst Col. Cedric Leighton (Ret.) argued that the killing "could potentially be...a way to stop every single aspect of these negotiations at least in the short term."