
Are Israel and Hezbollah on the verge of full-blown war?
Tensions between the Israeli military and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah are at an all-time high.
They have been engaged in low-level hostilities for more than eight months.
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Israel’s assassination of one of Hezbollah’s most senior commanders last week, however, has led to an escalation.
United States President Joe Biden sent a special envoy to the region, hoping to defuse tensions and prevent a wider conflict.
But has it worked?
And with no sign the Israeli military is close to ending its war on Gaza, is it on the brink of opening up a second front in the north?
Presenter: Neave Barker
Guests:
Nicholas Noe – Editor-in-chief of the Beirut-based Mideastwire.com
Robert Geist Pinfold – Lecturer in peace and security at Durham University
Mohanad Hage Ali – Deputy research director at the Malcolm H Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center