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How do the Lebanon attacks alter the equation in the Middle East? - The Briefing Room

How do the Lebanon attacks alter the equation in the Middle East? - The Briefing Room

Update: 2024-09-23
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David Aaronovitch and guests discuss the recent events in Lebanon. Israel has been widely blamed for a series of pager and walkie-talkie attacks targeting members of Hezbollah. Does this mark the invention of a new kind of warfare and what might the wider consequences be for the region?

Guests:

Shashank Joshi, The Economist's defence editor
Professor Lina Khatib, Director of the Middle East Institute at SOAS University of London
Ronen Bergman, Israeli investigative journalist for The New York Times

Presenter: David Aaronovitch
Producers: Natasha Fernandes and Ben Carter
Sound engineers: Neil Churchill
Editor: Richard Vadon

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How do the Lebanon attacks alter the equation in the Middle East? - The Briefing Room

How do the Lebanon attacks alter the equation in the Middle East? - The Briefing Room