Israel Deals a Huge Blow to Hezbollah and its Leadership

WSJ Opinion: Potomac Watch

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🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Israel's campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon is yielding results, including the death of leader Hassan Nasrallah. What does the military effort say about Israel's strategy a year since the Oct. 7 massacre, and how should the U.S. respond? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:18.0	From the opinion pages of the Wall Street Journal,
0:21.0	this is Potomac Watch.
0:24.5	Israel's strike against Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah,
0:29.6	deals a major blow to the terror group and Iranian proxy group suddenly Iran and its
0:36.9	proxies are on the back foot thanks to Israel's willingness to act and defy
0:42.2	American and European advice.
0:45.1	What's next in the region and what should the Biden administration do to exploit
0:50.2	this sudden strategic opening?
0:52.4	Welcome. I'm Paul Geego with Potomac Watch,
0:55.8	our daily podcast for Wall Street Journal opinion.
1:00.1	And I'm here joined today by my colleagues Elliot Kaufman and Joe Sternberg. Welcome,
1:05.9	gentlemen. So what a weekend in the Middle East. Netanyahu ordered the strike.
1:11.2	I guess his fellow leaders on Friday while visiting the United Nations in New York.
1:16.5	2,000 pound bombs were dropped on a neighborhood where Hezbollah leaders were gathered
1:21.5	in an underground bunker.
1:23.2	The attack marked the demise of Nizrala,
1:26.0	who has been a key figure in the gradual conquest of Lebanon
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