{"id":2151,"date":"2024-09-24T09:13:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T09:13:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wac.snuac.ac.kr\/?page_id=2151"},"modified":"2024-09-26T23:20:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T23:20:02","slug":"mena-focus-2024%eb%85%84-9%ec%9b%94%ed%98%b8","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/wac.snuac.ac.kr\/?page_id=2151","title":{"rendered":"[MENA Focus] 2024\ub144 9\uc6d4\ud638"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1679549914074{background-color: #efefef !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1679549279720{margin-right: 8% !important;margin-left: 8% !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2130&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;The Risk of War Escalation in the Middle East Rises as Tensions Between Lebanon and Israel Intensify&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:18|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; link=&#8221;url:http%3A%2F%2Fwac.snuac.ac.kr%2F%3Fp%3D2131|title:%5BMENA%20Focus%202024%EB%85%84%209%EC%9B%94%ED%98%B8%5D%20The%20Risk%20of%20War%20Escalation%20in%20the%20Middle%20East%20Rises%20as%20Tensions%20Between%20Lebanon%20and%20Israel%20Intensify|target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Ahn Soyeon<\/strong>(SNUAC)<\/p>\n<p>Due to simultaneous incidents across Lebanon on September 17-18, 37 people were reported dead and about 3,000 injured as of the 22nd, after explosions of communication devices used by Hezbollah. While the cause of the incident remains unclear, Israel is suspected to be behind it. 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