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Richard Jackson: Otago University Professor of Peace Studies on the threats of war between Israel and Hezbollah

Published: June 20, 2024, 9:47 p.m.

Threats of war are firing between Israel and Lebanon-based Hezbollah, sparking fears of a wider Middle East conflict. \xa0

Israel's military says operational plans for an offensive in Lebanon have been approved. \xa0

Meanwhile, Hezbollah says it would invade northern Israel should a war break out. \xa0

Otago University Professor of Peace Studies Richard Jackson told Mike Hosking that it's unlikely Israel could take on both Hamas and Hezbollah, as the latter is a much bigger opponent. \xa0

He says since the 2006 war Hezbollah's been massively re-arming and it has a lot more sophisticated weapons.\xa0

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