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Ground assault: Israeli forces invade Lebanon

Ground assault: Israeli forces invade Lebanon

Update: 2024-10-01
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As Israeli troops move into Lebanon and missiles strike Damascus in Syria, can Israel’s next offensive really stay “limited, localised and targeted”? Japan’s new prime minister loves planes, trains and ramen, but with few allies within his own party, his premiership may attract less devotion (8:57 ). And the worst invention in modern office life: “the sandwich lunch” (15:24 ).


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Ground assault: Israeli forces invade Lebanon

Ground assault: Israeli forces invade Lebanon