Lebanon death toll exceeds 2K people amid Israel and Hezbollah conflict

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Lebanon’s facing a massive crisis right now. More than 2,000 people have been killed in the past two weeks amid Israel and Hezbollah’s war. One million people have also been internally displaced in the past two weeks alone. Host Carol Hill speaks with Nizar Ghanem, research director at the Alternative Policy Institute in Beirut, about how Lebanese civilians are handling the crisis and where they’re directing their anger right now.

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