On September 23, the Israel Defense Forces announced the start of a “preemptive military operation” against the Lebanese group Hezbollah. The stated goal is the complete destruction of the group’s infrastructure in Lebanon. Why should Israel fight there too?In the “What Happened” podcast we talk about this with Israeli journalist Alexandra Appelberg and orientalist-Arabist Maxim Zhabko.How to support Meduza https://mdza.io/dOANVOeTWQU📍 Meduza launched Plot, a telegram channel about culture.