Is All-Out War in the Mideast Imminent?

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A Hamas leader killed in Beirut. U.S. strikes in Baghdad. This week, tensions in the Middle East have been rising – and with them, the specter of a widening Israel-Gaza war. Our correspondent in Beirut joins us to explain what happened this week.

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Warning: This episode contains audio of war.

Over the past few days, the simmering feud between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, has reached a critical moment.

Ben Hubbard, the Istanbul bureau chief for The New York Times, explains why the latest t ...

Israel’s recent exchange of heavy fire with Hezbollah in Lebanon has fuelled fears that the country’s assault on Gaza could expand into an all-out war in the wider region. We discuss those tensions, and the sticking points in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations.