Are Israel and Hezbollah on the verge of a full-blown war? | Inside Story
Tensions between the Israeli military and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah are at an all-time high.
They’ve been engaged in low-level hostilities for more than eight months.
The assassination of one of Hezbollah’s most senior commanders last week, however, saw an unprecedented response.
US 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 in the south, 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
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