On this week’s episode, Israel Policy Forum Policy Advisor and Tel Aviv-based journalist Neri Zilber hosts IDF Brig. Gen. Assaf Orion, international fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy and senior researcher at INSS. They discuss the latest developments at sea and the negotiating table between the U.S. and Iran, before turning to Israel's ongoing military front in Lebanon. They analyzed this latest offensive against Hezbollah, how it differs from the previous war in 2023-2024, what objectives Israel hopes to accomplish, the dangers of a renewed IDF "security zone" in southern Lebanon, the impact of the Trump-imposed ceasefire last month, a practical path forward to disarm Hezbollah, and more. 

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