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Podcast: Mission Network News - Middle East
Episode: Deep-seated tensions, deeper gospel commitment in Lebanon
Description: Lebanon (MNN) — Life in Beirut seems to carry on after an Israeli airstrike killed a top Hezbollah commander there last week. Beachfronts and cafes are open and full of people, but the normalcy is razor-thin.
“You’ll be sitting [or] walking, and you’ll hear large explosions: it’s Israeli jets breaking the sound barrier over Beirut and over Mount Lebanon,” says Hunter Williamson with Thimar-LSESD. “These are largely just shows of force, but they’re adding a lot to the anxiety and pressure.”
Ten months of escalating fire between Hezbollah and Israel have taken a deep toll on the...