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Aug 2024
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Israel and Hezbollah save face, dodge wa...

THE TIMES
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Following the biggest exchange across the border in years, a long-feared escalation seems to have been avoided. The Times’ Middle East correspondent Samer Al-Atrush analyses the latest developments - and explains the recent settler violence in the West Bank. Plus - Ukraine attacks another Russian border region.


The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. 


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