The War in Lebanon

Adam ShatzMohamad Bazzi and Joëlle Abi-Rached

17 April 2026

Lebanese and Israeli delegations met in Washington this week for their first direct talks in 33 years. On 15 April, with talks underway, the IDF’s chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, designated all of southern Lebanon up to the Litani River a ‘Hizbullah kill zone’.

In this episode, Adam Shatz is joined by Joëlle Abi-Rached and Mohamad Bazzi to discuss life on the ground in Lebanon, Israel’s strategic objectives in the region and Hizbullah’s relationship to the the Lebanese state.

This episode was recorded shortly before Trump’s statement announcing the agreement of a ten-day ceasefire.

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