The Rachman Review

Lebanon peace deal: can it hold?

July 2, 2026·20 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

The war in Iran triggered a new round of conflict between the Hizbollah militia in Lebanon and the Israeli army. More than 4,000 people have been killed and about a million displaced. Lebanon and Israel signed a peace deal in Washington at the weekend to end the fighting, but without Hizbollah’s participation, can the deal hold? Gideon puts the question to the FT's editor Roula Khalaf and Andrew England, the FT's Middle East editor. Clip: This is BeirutFree links to read more on this topic:Lebanon’s deal with Israel sparks backlashHow Hizbollah’s fighters ended up in courtSteve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrive in Doha for talks over US-Iran dealHow Benjamin Netanyahu’s big moment backfiredSubscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner.Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social, @gideonrachmanRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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