
Dr. Anis Germani, a Lebanese medical doctor and political analyst, joins the show to discuss how HTS militants in Syria continue to occupy Lebanese territory and launch attacks on border towns, flouting a ceasefire meant to de-escalate clashes with Damascus’s forces.
Dr. Germani will highlight how these assaults coincide with Israel’s intensifying attacks on Lebanon and their own disregard for ceasefire agreements, further inflaming tensions across the region.
Syria’s new president, Mohammed al-Jolani, the former leader of Al-Qaeda in Syria, “does not seem interested in having normal, nonviolent diplomatic relations with Lebanon”

Rania Khalek
Rania Khalek is a Middle East-based journalist for Breakthrough News. . Her journalism has appeared at The Grayzone, Jacobin, The Nation, The Intercept, FAIR, Vice, The Electronic Intifada, Al Jazeera and more. .
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