Are Israel and Hezbollah on the verge of a full-blown war? | Inside Story

Tensions between the Israeli military and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah are at an all-time high.
They've been engaged in low-level hostilities for more than eight months.
The assassination of one of Hezbollah's most senior commanders last week, however, saw an unprecedented response.
US President Joe Biden sent a special envoy to the region, hoping to defuse tensions and prevent a wider conflict.
But has it worked?
And with no sign the Israeli military is close to ending its war on Gaza in the south, is it on the brink of opening up a second front in the north?

Presenter: Neave Barker

Guests:

Robert Geist Pinfold -- Lecturer in Peace and Security at Durham University

Mohanad Hage Ali -- Deputy Research Director at the Malcolm H Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center

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[MendeMaria-ejbf]

Who wants imperialism? Who wants colonialism? Who wants occupation? Who wants siege? Who wants apartheid?

[Onequietvoice]

Israel has made it clear that they want such a war. Israel's previous adventures in to Lebanon did not end well for them.

[michaeljames]

Almost every 'mediator', 'envoy' etc., that the US sends is Jewish. Help me with the logic behind that?

[MendeMaria-ejbf]

The vampir has to be stopped no matter how. It can't go on like this.

[spirituselectus]

Amos J. Hochstein is an Israeli-American businessman, diplomat, and former lobbyist and he is representing the American people, whose fooling who

[D-E-S_]

we've reached that moment in ISREAL as we did in Cuito Cuanavale---when the apartheid regime in South Africa realized the white supremacist colonial game was

[AllMightyLee]

When identifying Hezbollah, all medias call them "Iran backed". But why not also calling Israel "US backed" then?

[VirdanRach]

Israel’s willingness to avoid another catastrophic war with Hezbollah, like the one in 2006, is critical

[donHooligan]

does IOF know where all the schools and hospitals are?
war crimes are the only "wins" they get.

[Mamali]

When you say "Iran backed Hezbollah forces" be sure to also say "US backed illegal occupation criminal land theives", not Pssss ra eel!

[fayealbertus]

Who made America the police of the middle East😮🤬🤬🤬

[MendeMaria-ejbf]

Who wants war and who escalates is obvious.

[gonzameza]

The guy from UK, SLEEP with a Israeli flag in his bed.

[vm]

Hochstein??? Wow...he;s not going to be impartial is he?

[chrismalcomson]

When one of them suggested Israel would go after the Lebanese state rather than focus its attention on Hezbollah, what that really means is bombing civillians as they've done in Gaza. The thinking being the population will turn on them as being the cause of their suffering. Its a strategy that doesn't work but gives the appearance of military success. In Gaza its very unclear how successful the IDF has been actually fighting and defeating Hamas despite what they tell us.. The likes of Hamas and Hezbollah specialise in insurgences and acemetric warfare. which makes them very hard to kill..

[khushhalpakistanzindabad]

Israel has been attacking Syria also, unprovoked.

[MrVulkan]

The State of Israel has no legal or moral claim to occupy Palestine.

[gypsyb-olgp]

Hochstein is former IDF! How impartial can you get? 😂

[Northcoststar]

Inquiries reports suggest that the US sent ex idf soldier to descalate military escalation in Israel from Hezbollah

[billdunne]

inside story is genuine and factual reporting, great to have you people .Respect