Lebanon fears Israeli incursion, and behind Syria's operation in Sweida
On today's episode of Trending Middle East:
The full story of the Sweida operation: How a lightning offensive became a war
Aid lorry overturns and kills 20 in Gaza as UN blames Israel for starving Palestinians
This episode features Mohamad Ali Harisi, Foreign Editor, and Khaled Yacoub Oweis, Jordan correspondent.
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