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Oct 2023
48m 26s

Air strikes intensify in Gaza

Bbc World Service
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Air strikes are intensifying in Gaza amid fears conflict could widen to take in other parts of the Middle East region such as Lebanon. We'll hear what calculations the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah and its Iranian pay-masters are making about the conflict. Also in the programme: We'll hear from Israelis who think it may have been a mistake to en ... Show More
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