About this episode
As civilians in southern Beirut are ordered to evacuate ahead of an Israeli offensive, François Picard is pleased to welcome Nadim Houry, Executive Director of the Arab Reform Initiative (ARI). Houry describes the war on Iran and the ensuing conflict spreading across the Middle East as "one large illegal war" whose consequences are rapidly overwhelming Lebanon and threatening to reshape the entire region. Read moreWar in Middle East live: Israel orders evacuation of towns in Lebanon’s Bekaa region Hundreds of thousands of civilians have been ordered to flee with almost no warning and no clear refuge, while the Lebanese state is struggling to reassert its authority after years of economic collapse and political paralysis. Our Spotlight interview aired shortly prior to French President Emmanuel Macron's announcement pledging armoured vehicles for the Lebanese government.
