Inside Lebanon: A war within the war

About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing conflict in Lebanon amidst the broader Middle East tensions, featuring insights from both hosts on the situation.

Is Trump winding down the war or just playing for time? Did Netanyahu just reveal his grand plan for the Middle East? And how is the conflict is playing out in Lebanon? Yalda is in Beirut where Israeli bombs continue to devastate the capital. She has spent time in residential areas that have been largely destroyed and spoken to people living there. Is this the Israeli next front line? Meanwhile Richard is in Tel Aviv where he managed to speak to Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a press conference. But why is what he said so extraordinary? You can email your questions to Richard and Yalda at theworld@sky.uk You can also watch our podcasts on our YouTube channel here.

People in this episode

Hosts: Richard Engel, Yalda Hakim

Topics covered

• Middle East conflict
• Lebanon
• Israeli bombing
• political commentary
• Trump
• Netanyahu
• war

Keywords

• Lebanon
• Israel
• Netanyahu
• Trump
• war
• Beirut
• Tel Aviv
• Middle East

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Lebanon, Israel, Beirut, Tel Aviv

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