Israel's assassination of the longtime leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon has plunged the region into even greater uncertainty.
Iran backs Hezbollah and vows to retaliate for Hassan Nasrallah's death.
All attempts to negotiate a ceasefire in Gaza and now Lebanon have so far failed.
What's Israel's end goal?
And what's ahead for a region very much on edge?
I'm Ayesha Roscoe.
This is a special Sunday episode of Up first from NPR News.
The Middle east is now even more exposed to the possibility of a wider war.
We'll hear reaction from the region and ask what could happen next after the death of a leader the US considered a powerful terrorist who spent decades amassing weapons capable of reaching far into Israel?
And could Israel's next move be a ground invasion of Lebanon?
Stay with us for what you need to know about what's next in the Middle east.
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