In this emergency episode of Battle Lines we get the latest on the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah. What does this mean for Iran's 'axis of resistance' and will this be the tipping point of a full-scale war throughout the region?

Contributors

Venetia Rainey (Host)

Roland Oliphant (Senior foreign correspondent)

Adrian Blomfield (Telegraph contributor)

Paul Nuki (Global Health Security editor)

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On today's episode of Battle Lines we speak to the Telegraph's Adrian Blomfield in Beirut, and photographer Heathcliff O'Malley in Tel Aviv about the possibility of a ground war in Lebanon. The Israeli Defense Forces top general has told his troops to be ready to enter Lebanon to fight Hezbollah on their own turf for the first time since 2006. While American diplomats rush to broker a ceasefire, the Middle East stands on the brink of unlikely peace or an even bloodier war.

Contributors

Roland Oliphant (Host)

Adrian Blomfield (Telegraph contributor)

Heathcliff O'Malley (Telegraph photographer)

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Schools turn to shelters as thousands flee across Lebanon by Adrian Blomfield

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On today's episode we have a special round table with co-hosts Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant who are joined by senior foreign correspondent, Sophia Yan. We'll be talking about the attack on Hezbollah, what it's like reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the challenges of being a foreign correspondent.

Contributors

Venetia Rainey

Roland Oliphant

Sophia Yan 

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Long arm of China looms over one of the world’s last Uyghur bookshops by Sophia Yan

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Sudan has suffered a brutal conflict that has killed nearly 20,000 people, displaced over 10 million, and left around 25 million facing acute hunger. Sudan's cities have been turned into battlefields. Fighting has been marked by mass rape and murder, hospitals have been attacked, one in five people have now fled their homes, and cholera is on the rise.The scale of the humanitarian crisis in Sudan far outstrips Gaza and Ukraine, yet it receives almost no attention. So how did things get so bad? Why isn't it being covered more? And is there any prospect of peace? 

Contributors

Venetia Rainey

Asil Sidahmed

Basma Khalifa

Dr Jennifer Hulse

Resources to find out more about the war in Sudan and how you can help:

https://x.com/MadaniyaSDG

https://linktr.ee/londonforsudan

https://x.com/khartoumkitchen

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On today's episode we pay tribute to David Knowles, creator of Battle Lines. David tragically passed away at the age of 32 on September 8th, 2024. We've put together some highlights of David's brilliant work for the Battle Lines Podcast. You can leave a message of condolence on David's obituary page using the link below.

David Knowles, journalist behind Telegraph’s Ukraine war podcast, dies aged 32

Battle Lines: A war reporter reacts to the film ‘Civil War’

Battle Lines: Could Iran be due for yet another revolution?

Battle Lines: Naval lessons from the Black Sea & how China’s enormous new invasion mothership rewrites the rules of war

Battle Lines: 'If there is one Hamas guy without a right arm, but with his left hand makes a victory sign – we lost'

Battle Lines: The future of the Israel-Gaza war & the geopolitics of the Olympic Games

Battle Lines: 'The children ask me, Santa, are you coming, despite the war?'

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This week on Battle Lines we speak to Middle East correspondent Jotam Confino for the latest updates from Israel, where Israelis took to the streets as Hamas executed more hostages. Then, we speak to our Europe editor James Crisp on the rise of the far right in Germany.

Contributors

David Knowles (Host)

Jotam Confino (Middle East correspondent)

James Crisp (Europe Editor)

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Ukraine has stunned the world in the Black Sea, pushing back the Russian fleet and sinking numerous vessels. Is it really true that drones have fundamentally changed war at sea? And what is happening in China, where the production of new military vessels is dwarfing the efforts of Western countries? We spoke to former Royal Navy officer Tom Sharp to find out more.

Contributors

David Knowles

Tom Sharp

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This week we discuss the biggest Israeli military operation in the West Bank since the Second Intifada and Hezbollah's rocket attack against Israel. We also take a trip into the skies above Gaza with one of our reporters for a rare bird's eye glimpse into the territory. Plus, an al Qaeda linked group has been accused of murdering hundreds of people in Burkina Faso. We discuss jihadists and the security situation in the Sahel region.

Contributors

Venetia Rainey

Sophia Yan

Ben Farmer

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In this episode of Battle Lines we speak to Tony Diver about his conversation with families of the Israeli hostages who are desperate for a ceasefire deal. Then we speak to Akhtar Makoii who reports on the Taliban soldiers longing for a battle.

Contributors

Roland Oliphant (Host)

Tony Diver (US editor)

Akhtar Makoii

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‘Sitting in an office is boring’: Taliban soldiers long for war by Akhtar Makoii

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On this bonus episode of Battle Lines we talk to Peter Schwartzstein, author of the upcoming book The Heat and the Fury. From ISIS training grounds in Iraq to the pirate-ridden waters of Bangladesh Peter discovers the unexpected ways in which climate change is feeding global unrest and conflict. 

Contributors

Venetia Rainey (Host)

Peter Schwartzstein (Author, The Heat and the Fury)

Pre-order The Heat and the Fury HERE

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