Ground assault: Israeli forces invade Lebanon
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 1 October 2024
⏱️ 22 minutes
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Summary
As Israeli troops move into Lebanon and missiles strike Damascus in Syria, can Israel’s next offensive really stay “limited, localised and targeted”? Japan’s new prime minister loves planes, trains and ramen, but with few allies within his own party, his premiership may attract less devotion (8:57). And the worst invention in modern office life: “the sandwich lunch” (15:24).
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