Hezbollah Threat to Israel Raises Risk of Wider Conflict

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🗓️ 10 October 2023

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A.M. Edition for Oct. 10. Israel continues to strike Gaza ahead of a ground invasion that could leave millions of Palestinians with no means of escape. Israeli troops have also deployed to the Lebanese border out of concern Iran could direct Hezbollah to open a second front in the conflict. WSJ chief foreign-affairs correspondent Yaroslav Trofimov explains how Israel’s current war against Hamas could escalate. Luke Vargas hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:35.2	Israel reties an invasion of Gaza and sends troops to its northern border with Lebanon
0:40.7	amid fears of a wider conflict.
0:43.0	The question for Israel is whether the war is going to be confined to Gaza or they will
0:47.9	be a much wider conflict.
0:49.5	If Hesbalah and Hesbalah with its arsenal of precision missiles is a much more powerful
0:54.8	enemy than Hamas.
0:56.3	Plus, more housing sector meltdown in China and auto strikes expand in the US and Canada.
1:03.0	It's Tuesday, October 10th.
1:04.5	I'm Luke Vargas for the Wall Street Journal and here is the AM edition of What's News,
1:09.6	the top headlines and business stories moving your world today.
1:19.0	Israel is preparing a major ground offensive on Gaza, pounding the enclave housing roughly
1:24.8	2.3 million Palestinians with airstrikes.
1:28.4	According to the health ministry in Gaza, 687 Palestinians have been killed so far, while
1:34.5	more than 900 Israelis have been confirmed dead since Hamas attacked Israel on Saturday.
1:41.4	Israel says it's taking pains to avoid civilian casualties as it targets Hamas militant
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