Are Israel and Hizballah Destined for All-Out War? Watch and Read the Discussion

Since October 7, Israel has been engaged in a war of attrition with Hizballah on its northern border, the most significant fighting there since 2006. This has many wondering if an all-out war in Lebanon will emerge; indeed, many Israelis expect such a war to start any day. That was the subject of the Israeli foreign-policy expert Raphael BenLevi’s feature essay for Mosaic. It was also the focus of a live discussion of that essay with him, the Iran expert Richard Goldberg, and the Lebanese political analyst Hanin Ghaddar. Moderated by Mosaic’s editor Jonathan Silver, they discussed the chances of war between Israel and Hizballah, the role of Iran in the current hostilities, and how such a war could be won. You can watch the discussion or read the transcript below.

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