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The assassinations last month (31.7.24) of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, and senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in southern Lebanon, by Israel, have dramatically escalated of tensions in the region, especially in Lebanon. CMEC talks to the award-winning journalist and Middle East contributor for the Economist, Gareth Browne, in Beirut.