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Podcast: Mission Network News - Middle East
Episode: Would an Israel-Gaza truce turn the heat up or down in Lebanon?
Description: Lebanon (MNN) — Mediators between Israel and Hezbollah say they hope a truce in Gaza could also open doors for a de-escalation of violence at the Israel-Lebanon border. But as we’ve seen over the last several months, diplomatic efforts can sour on a dime.
Pierre Houssney with Horizons International in Lebanon says, “It’s not clear whether a truce would be positive or negative because it’s just possible that when Israel is done with what it’s doing in Gaza, it could turn more of its resources toward the Lebanon front.”
Hezbollah terrorists, for their part, co...