"Unit sample response" relation to “step reponse” $(u[n] \to \delta[n])$

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Book says:

$$\delta[n]=u[n] - u[n-1]$$

Therefore, the unit sample reponse $h[n]$ is related to unit step reponse, $s[n]$, as follows:

$$h[n]=s[n] - s[n-1]$$

My question is, how to prove this relationship?

Here are a few related definitions:

$$n\in\mathbb{Z}$$

Step Function:

$$u[n] = \begin{cases}1&,\text{if }n\ge0\\0&,\text{else}\end{cases}$$

Impulse Function:

$$\delta[n] = \begin{cases}1&,\text{if }n=0\\0&,\text{else}\end{cases}$$

Unit Sample Response $$s[n] = h[n] * u[n] = \sum_{k=0}^{\infty} h[n-k]u[k]$$ ':

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wait, I forget that convolution operator is distributive.

$$ s[n] - s[n-1] = h[n] * u[n] - h[n] * u[n-1]$$ $$ s[n] - s[n-1] = h[n] * (u[n] - u[n-1])$$ $$ s[n] - s[n-1] = h[n] * \delta[n]$$ $$ s[n] - s[n-1] = h[n] $$