In the past few days, Israel has waged intense air raids in Lebanon, killing more than 600 people, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry.
Ben Hubbard, the Istanbul bureau chief for The Times, explains the origins of the spiraling conflict between Israel and its regional adversary Hezbollah.
Guest: Ben Hubbard (https://www.nytimes.com/by/ben-hubbard) , the Istanbul bureau chief for The New York Times.
Background reading:
• Israel’s strikes on Lebanon are some of the deadliest in decades. Here is what we know about the bombardment (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/24/world/middleeast/israel-lebanon-strikes-deaths.html) .
• As Lebanon reels from Israeli attacks, the future is murky for a wounded Hezbollah (https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/24/world/middleeast/israel-lebanon-hezbollah.html) .
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The topics on the daily are so great, but Sabrina and Michael need to tone down their podcast voice and just sound like normal people. It can be done.
I like the way they talk. Its clear and understandable
They’re speaking to people who might find the content difficult to understand. 5th grade reading level
No it can’t. They’re NPCs just like you.
No one loves death, destruction, and the trivial cost of human life more than the voice of the Pentagon, The New York Times.
All this drama to maintain the apartheid state of Israel
“Qassim Suleimani, Master of Iran’s Intrigue, Built a Shiite Axis of Power in Mideast” – You people are a joke.
Wow, they left out Hezbollahs massacre in Majdal Shams in which killed 12 Druze children. You’d only leave this out of the “spiral of escalation” if you have an agenda.