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Oct 2024

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A brief history of Israel and Lebanon at...

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Tensions are escalating between Israel and Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy militia in Lebanon. Attacks on both sides have led to thousands dead and over a million people internally displaced. The latest confrontations come after decades of conflict, so where did it all begin?

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Guest: Lina Khatib, associate fellow at Chatham House, director of the SOAS Middle East Institute, and contributor to The Times.

Read more from Lina: Why killing of Hassan Nasrallah marks ‘beginning of the end’ for Iran

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: Sky News, ITV News, NBC News, Binyamin Netanyahu, AP, CBS News, BBC News.

Photo: Getty Images

Further listening: Who are Hezbollah and are they heading for all-out war?

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