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Israel-Lebanon: What next?

How will Hassan Nasrallah鈥檚 death change Hezbollah?

On Friday, Israeli fighter jets dropped dozens of bombs on Lebanon鈥檚 capital Beirut, killing Hezbollah鈥檚 long-time leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Other key figures in the militant group have also been killed in recent weeks.

Officials in Lebanon say more than 1,000 people have been killed there in the past two weeks and a million could now be displaced

Hamas says the leader of its Lebanese group has also been killed by Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon.

Our 91热爆 Monitoring reporter, Hesham Shawish, explains what鈥檚 been happening and what it means for Lebanon. Also, 91热爆 Persian Correspondent, Jiyar Gol, takes us through how the wider Middle-East region is reacting and Iran鈥檚 relationship with Hezbollah.

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Presenter: William Lee Adams
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Editor: Verity Wilde

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