{"id":332127,"date":"2026-04-05T00:00:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T23:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-the-common-thread-in-israels-wars-in-iran-and-lebanon-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T00:00:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T23:00:27","slug":"whats-the-common-thread-in-israels-wars-in-iran-and-lebanon-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/whats-the-common-thread-in-israels-wars-in-iran-and-lebanon-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s the common thread in Israel&#8217;s wars in Iran and Lebanon? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/JASlsbtfO2Y\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What's the common thread in Israel's wars in Iran and Lebanon? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JASlsbtfO2Y\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s military has launched a series of strikes in Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces say they have begun targeting Hezbollah infrastructure sites in Beirut, in a statement posted on Telegram. Lebanon\u2019s state news agency reports that an Israeli drone strike in the south of the country has killed two people. The Lebanese Health Ministry says at least eleven others were injured in overnight air attacks in the south, and that a hospital was also damaged.<br \/>\nIsrael&#8217;s invasion in Lebanon has displaced over a million people. <\/p>\n<p>Chapter Breakdown<br \/>\n0:00 Israel intensifies strikes on Lebanon, including on civilian infrastructure<br \/>\n1:05 Simon Mabon, Professor of International Politics, University of Lancaster, on the state of Israel&#8217;s air defenses<\/p>\n<p>#hezbollah #israelinvasionoflebanon<\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs<br \/>\nFor more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel&#8217;s military has launched a series of strikes in Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces say they have begun targeting Hezbollah infrastructure sites in Beirut, in a statement posted on Telegram. Lebanon\u2019s state news agency reports that an Israeli drone strike in the south of the country has killed two people. 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