Israel's challenges from its northern frontier

While Israel seemed to be largely concerned by events in Syria, where enemies such as Iran, the Islamic State and Hezbollah have been operating with the civil war as a backdrop, it turns out that the Lebanese border has also been a hub of activity, mostly hidden from view. Earlier this month Israel mounted an ambitious engineering project, dubbed “Operation Northern Shield”, to expose and destroy cross-border attack tunnels dug by Hezbollah.

Guests Prof. Zeev Hanin, Expert on Russian and Middle Eastern Studies, Bar Ilan and Ariel Universities; and Dr. Fadi Ismail, Research Fellow Institute for Counter Terrorism at IDC Herzliya. Analyst Amir Oren.

Studio Jerusalem

Serien ger tittaren en djupare förståelse av aktuella händelser i Israel och Mellanöstern. Expertsamtalen leds av Jonathan Hessen, nyhetsankare på TV7 Israel News.
  • Första sändningen: 2018-12-14, Himlen TV7
  • Avsnitt nummer: 382
  • Längd: 30 min
  • Talade språk:
  • engelska
  • Översättningar:
  • finska, svenska