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Hezbollah's leader killed... Is wider war now inevitable?

Israel assassinate Hassan Nasrallah after strikes on Beirut

Today, Hezbollah confirmed the death of its leader Hassan Nasrallah after Israeli strikes on Beirut.

So could this act result in wider war across the Middle East? Paddy and Laura are joined by the 蜜芽传媒鈥檚 security correspondent, Frank Gardner, to make sense of today鈥檚 developments.

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Newscast brings you daily analysis of the latest political news stories from the 蜜芽传媒. It was presented by Paddy O鈥機onnell and Laura Kuenssberg. It was made by Tim Walklate with Anna Harris. The technical producer was Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Chris Gray. The senior news editor is Sam Bonham.

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