Ground assault: Israeli forces invade Lebanon

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As Israeli troops <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/09/29/lebanon-faces-its-worst-crisis-since-the-end-of-the-civil-war?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na ...

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