Tensions between the Israeli military and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah are at an all-time excessive.
They’ve been taking part in low-level hostilities for greater than eight months.
Nonetheless, Israel’s assassination of certainly one of Hezbollah’s prime commanders final week has sparked an escalation.
US President Joe Biden despatched a particular envoy to the area in hopes of calming tensions and avoiding a broader battle.
However has it labored?
And with no signal that the Israeli navy is near ending its struggle in Gaza, is it about to open a second entrance within the north?
Presenter: Neave Barker
Friends:
Nicholas Noe – Editor in Chief of Mideastwire.com, primarily based in Beirut
Robert Geist Pinfold – Professor of Peace and Safety at Durham College
Mohanad Hage Ali – Deputy Director of Analysis on the Malcolm H Kerr Carnegie Center East Middle