Main content

The Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire

And what it means for the Middle East鈥

Today, we look at the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah and what it means for the Middle East.

A deal to end thirteen months of fighting in Lebanon came into affect on Wednesday morning. It follows Israel鈥檚 land invasion of Lebanon in October in response to rocket attacks from Hezbollah.

Adam is joined by the 成人快手鈥檚 international editor Jeremy Bowen, and Jonny Dymond, host of The Conflict podcast. They discuss how the deal was brokered, what it means for Israel and Lebanon, and why the deal doesn鈥檛 extend to the war in Gaza.

You can now listen to Newscast on a smart speaker. If you want to listen, just say "Ask 成人快手 Sounds to play Newscast鈥. It works on most smart speakers.

You can join our Newscast online community here: https://tinyurl.com/newscastcommunityhere

Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the 成人快手. It was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Anna Harris and Bella Saltiel. The technical producer was Michael Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The editor is Sam Bonham.

Release date:

Available now

28 minutes

Featured

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • .

Podcast