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World Service,20 Jun 2026,49 mins

Lebanon reports fresh Israeli strikes

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Reports from southern Lebanon say at least five people have been killed in a wave of fresh Israeli airstrikes despite a ceasefire. We speak to a doctor in the city of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon. Also in the programme: We discuss the enduring appeal of The Smiths’ album "The Queen Is Dead" forty years after it was released; and why access to beaches in Jamaica is becoming a matter of public debate. Presenter Paul Henley is joined by Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, founder and director of ICAN, a women’s rights and peace‑building organisation based in Washington DC; and George Parker, political editor of the Financial Times. (Photo: Aftermath of Israel airstrikes in southern Lebanon. Credit: EPA)

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