Shattering months of uneasy calm, Israel bombed Beirut for the first time since November’s truce with Hezbollah. The strike came after rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israeli territory – the second such incident in a week. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam urged the army to arrest those responsible, calling it a threat to national security. With tensions reigniting on both sides, will peace hold in Lebanon?
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Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan and Tamara Khandaker with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Ashish Malhotra, Chloe K Li, Marcos Bartolomé, Sarí el-Khalili, Hanah Shokeir, Melanie Marich and our host, Kevin Hirten. It was edited by Kylene Kiang and Sarí el-Khalili.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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