Hours after a ceasefire deal was announced between the US and Iran, Israeli strikes hit Beirut, with missiles continuing to fly in both directions. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon, but has approved talks with the Lebanese government aimed, he says, at disarming Hezbollah.
Shukriya Bradost, Middle East security analyst at the Washington Institute, explains what Israel’s stated objectives are in Lebanon — and how they intersect with Iran, Hezbollah and the shifting regional balance of power.
Chapters:
0:00 Israel strikes Beirut after Iran ceasefire
0:20 Why Netanyahu says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon
1:03 Israel’s stated goal: weakening Hezbollah
2:21 Iran, Hezbollah and the “axis of resistance”
4:44 Why Israel approved talks with Lebanon’s government
6:04 Has Hezbollah lost power inside Lebanon?
10:56 Can Hezbollah be militarily defeate
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