{"id":327643,"date":"2026-03-19T21:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-israel-war-with-iran-why-is-hezbollah-in-the-news-the-global-story\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T21:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:00:19","slug":"us-israel-war-with-iran-why-is-hezbollah-in-the-news-the-global-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-israel-war-with-iran-why-is-hezbollah-in-the-news-the-global-story\/","title":{"rendered":"US-Israel war with Iran: Why is Hezbollah in the news? | The Global Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/jXr0RlhjSDM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US-Israel war with Iran: Why is Hezbollah in the news? | The Global Story\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jXr0RlhjSDM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the US-Israel war with Iran began, a second war broke out between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.  <\/p>\n<p>Lebanese authorities say that more than 900 people, including at least 111 children, have been killed in Israeli attacks since 2 March. <\/p>\n<p>More than a million others have been forced to leave their homes.  On Wednesday, Israel widened its air strikes from the southern suburbs of Beirut into the city centre. And there are fears that what Israel has called a \u201climited\u201d ground operation could lead to an occupation of the south. <\/p>\n<p>Israel says it is targeting not only Hezbollah fighters and leaders, but also businesses it claims are linked to the group and help finance its military operations.  <\/p>\n<p>From his post in Beirut, BBC Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega explains the long history of the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel, and we ask what could come next.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>New episodes of The Global Story are released daily. If you\u2019re in the UK, listen on BBC Sounds. If you live outside the UK, listen on BBC.com or wherever you get your podcasts. <\/p>\n<p>LINK: https:\/\/app.magellan.ai\/listen_links\/the-global-story-ytl<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews #hezbollah #middleeast<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n00:00 Introduction<br \/>\n01:48 Hezbollah and the US-Israel war with Iran<br \/>\n03:15 Why are so many people displaced in Lebanon?<br \/>\n07:02 The origins of Hezbollah<br \/>\n13:07 The October 7th attacks<br \/>\n19:00 What kind of shape is Hezbollah in now?<br \/>\n21:26 What does Israel want from the war in Lebanon?<br \/>\n23:44 What happens next?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shortly after the US-Israel war with Iran began, a second war broke out between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Lebanese authorities say that more than 900 people, including at least 111 children, have been killed in Israeli attacks since 2 March. More than a million others have been forced to leave their homes. 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