US’s Sullivan: Killing of Hezbollah commander ‘a good outcome,’ but escalation worrying

US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says he is worried about escalation between Israel and Lebanon but that the Israeli killing of a top Hezbollah leader and other senior commanders brought justice to the Iran-backed terror group.

Sullivan calls the killing of Ibrahim Aqil “a good outcome” and says that he plans to speak with Israeli officials later today about the operation.

“That individual has American blood on his hands and has a rewards for justice price on his head,” Sullivan tells reporters on the sidelines of the Quad summit that US President Joe Biden is hosting in Wilmington, Delaware. “He is somebody who the United States promised long ago we would do everything we could to see brought to justice.”

Sullivan adds the moment was also meaningful for the American victims.

“You know 1983 seems like a long time ago,” he says. “But for a lot of families and a lot of people, they’re still living with it every day.”

Sullivan also says he still sees a path to a ceasefire in Gaza but that the US is “not at a point right now where we’re prepared to put something on the table.”