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Podcast: Beyond the Headlines
Episode: Is Hezbollah a third player in the Israel-Gaza war?
Description: There is a whiff of war in Lebanon. Haunted by memories of previous conflicts, many Lebanese are worried about a major escalation, and preparing for the worst.
Families have packed emergency bags in case they need to suddenly be evacuated. People have begun stockpiling medicine and water. In Tyre, the urban soundscape is occasionally interrupted by the sound of bombardment coming from the frontier. And elsewhere in southern Lebanon, which shares a border with Israel, some towns are deserted.
The border has been the site of a so far contained conflict between the Lebanese militant...