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We convey you views from each side of the battle between Israel and Lebanon. Israel says they’re nearer to undertaking their mission of pushing Hezbollah militants away from the border in order that tens of hundreds of Israelis can safely return to the world. Our correspondent visits the tense borderland and finds a dramatically modified panorama.
And in Lebanon, intense Israeli airstrikes since September have taken their toll. And not too long ago, strikes have occurred deeper within the nation, far-off from the combating, endangering and killing displaced Lebanese civilians. We go to the location of a current assault.
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