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Israeli troops enter Lebanon after Nasrallah killing

Posted by: The Conversation Global highlights

Date: Tuesday, 01 October 2024

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Israel has confirmed that it is mounting a ‘targeted ground operation’ in southern Lebanon, as it continues its bombardment of cities across the country, aiming to degrade Hezbollah and destroy as much of that organisation’s military infrastructure as it can.

But Israeli operations in Lebanon have, in the past, done little to provide it with sustained protection. History suggests that any military success will be shortlived and will come at a massive humanitarian cost. And following the killing of its leader Hassan Nasrallah, what will Hezbollah do next? For more on these and other issues raised by the conflict see our coverage below, taken from across editions of The Conversation.

Jonathan Este

Senior International Affairs Editor, Cambridge, England

Israeli tanks mass on the border with Lebanon, September 28 2024. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa/Alamy Live News

It would be a mistake for Israel to invade Lebanon – here’s why

Vanessa Newby, Leiden University; Chiara Ruffa, Sciences Po

The killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has left the Lebanon-based militant group leaderless, but history tells us that Israel cannot occupy territory in Lebanon for any sustained period.

NYC’s ‘Eric Adams Show’ heads for a final curtain, with echoes of another New Yorker more focused on style than policy

Lincoln Mitchell, Columbia University

Eric Adams, the New York mayor facing an indictment that could end his career and send him to jail, long boasted that his swagger was good for the city. But swagger doesn’t make a good mayor._

Maggie Smith was a formidable actor with a biting wit and a fearsome ability to deliver lines

Jen Harvie, Queen Mary University of London

Sharp-tongued and brilliant, the late Maggie Smith often stole the show.

 
 
 
 

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