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Abdallah Bou Habib: Could Lebanon get dragged into war with Israel by Hezbollah?

If Hezbollah and its Iranian backers opt for all-out war, what then for Lebanon?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Lebanon鈥檚 Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib. The terrible cost of the conflict between Hamas and Israel could go much higher if a second front opens on Israel鈥檚 northern border. If Hezbollah and its Iranian backers opt for all-out war, what then for Lebanon?

(Photo: Lebanon's caretaker Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib attends a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian (not pictured) in Beirut, 1 Sept, 2023. Emilie Madi/Reuters)

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