About this episode
The episode discusses Hezbollah's agreement to a truce with Israel and features perspectives from a Beirut resident and an Israeli MK, along with stories about a cancer survivor and Marilyn Monroe's biographer.
Lebanon says Hezbollah has agreed to stop firing into Israel in exchange for the Israelis halting attacks on the southern suburbs of Beirut. We hear from a resident who has fled Beirut, and an Israeli MK who says his country has the right to occupy Lebanese territory.Also in the programme: the first women with stage four cancer to reach the summit of Everest; and we hear from a biographer of Marilyn Monroe's on the eve of the hundredth anniversary of her birth.(Photo: People flee Beirut's southern suburbs after Netanyahu orders strikes, Lebanon on 1 June 2026. Credit: Wael Hamzeh/EPA/Shutterstock)
People in this episode
Host: Salai Dawtcemsang
Topics covered
- Hezbollah
- Israel
- Lebanon
- truce
- Marilyn Monroe
- Everest
- cancer
Keywords
- Hezbollah
- Israel
- Lebanon
- truce
- Everest
- Marilyn Monroe
- cancer
- southern suburbs
- Beirut
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Hezbollah
Places: Lebanon, Israel, southern suburbs of Beirut
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