{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/69b9b7c27df9481e6837d9e7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Inside Lebanon as Israel and Hezbollah wage war","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1773778655576-eb38b514-301c-4b0b-bc9d-a8ad9e3950ee.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>On Monday, Israel announced it's preparing a ground offensive into Lebanon. Fighting between the Israeli military and Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy group, has ratcheted up since the death of Iran’s supreme leader more than two weeks ago. Over 900 people have been killed in Lebanon and nearly one million are displaced. Will Israel’s new campaign bring a quicker end to the fighting? Or prolong a war which is already spiralling out of control?</p><p><br></p><p>This episode contains graphic descriptions that some listeners may find distressing.</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"http://thetimes.com/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guests:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li>Lousie Callaghan, foreign correspondent, The Sunday Times.&nbsp;</li><li>Tom Ball, reporter, The Times.&nbsp;</li></ul><p><strong>Host:</strong> Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Producers:</strong> Micaela Arneson, Julia Webster.</p><p><strong>We want to hear from you - email:</strong> <a href=\"mailto:thestory@thetimes.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">thestory@thetimes.com</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Read more:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.thetimes.com/world/middle-east/article/israel-lebanon-ground-operation-hezbollah-h8ct0d939\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">IDF prepares for Lebanon offensive: ‘We don’t know how this ends’</a></p><p><strong>Further listening: </strong><a href=\"https://pod.fo/e/3a6b1d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Gulf's moment of truth - reshaping the Middle East</a></p><p><strong>Clips:</strong> IDF via @NationalDefence Youtube.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Photo:</strong> Getty Images.</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Times"}