'Unprecedented' level of military engagement: Israel, Hezbollah 'locked into process of escalation'

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19 June 2024 at 0:24 pm

An escalating cross-border tit-for-tat between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah raised fears Wednesday of a full-blown war, but experts are divided on the prospect of a wider conflict. Are Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah on the brink of war? For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on the rapidly escalating conflict, FRANCE 24's Nadia Massih is joined by Dr Filippo Dionigi, senior lecturer in Politics/International Relations with regional expertise on the Middle East with a focus on Lebanon, Syrian refugees and Islamist movements such as Hezbollah.

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