Global News Podcast Is Israel planning a full-scale ground invasion of Lebanon?
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Mar 23, 2026 
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Israel May Advance Through Lebanon In Slow Slices
- Jim Muir expects Israel to avoid a 1982-style dash to Beirut and instead expand in slow, staged slices through southern Lebanon.
- He says the likely line is first the Litani River, then possibly farther toward the Beqaa Valley where Hezbollah still appears able to launch long-range rockets.
Hormuz Has Become Trump's Defining Pressure Point
- The Strait of Hormuz has become the crisis point that could force Donald Trump either to claim limited success or widen the war.
- Sumi Somaskanda says escalation options range from shoreline strikes and hitting power grids to seizing Kharg Island, though US ground troops remain politically sensitive.
Iranians Fear Infrastructure Attacks Will Hit Civilians
- Young Iranians reached by BBC Persian describe fear that attacks on infrastructure would punish civilians more than weaken the regime.
- Goncheh Habibiazad says one friend rushed to shower immediately because a previous conflict left her without water for three weeks.
