为了回击巴勒斯坦武装组织哈马斯本月初的强烈突袭，以色列矢言消灭哈马斯，切断了加沙地带的水电、粮食与能源供应，也派出地面部队在加沙地带的边境集结。一场惨烈的攻击与人道主义灾难，近在眼前。

以色列与巴勒斯坦人都认为自己是受害者。伊朗则警告，如果以色列攻占加沙地带，伊朗不会袖手旁观。黎巴嫩真主党也会参战，让以色列承受“强烈地震”。

这场中东危机会如何发展？它会如何影响国际地缘政治与大国关系？以哈冲突会给中美带来另一次的合作机遇吗？

这期的早报播客《东谈西论》，听主持人韩咏红和新加坡南洋理工大学拉惹勒南国际研究院副教授李明江详细解析。

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In retaliation for the unprecedented attacks by Hamas militant group, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “demolish Hamas” as Israeli troops prepared to move into the Gaza Strip. Israel has cut off water, power and fuel supplies to Gaza, in the wake of the Hamas attack on October 7. There are fears of an escalating war and humanitarian crisis in the region.  

In this episode of Global Heartbeat podcast, host Han Yong Hong invites Li Mingjiang, Associate Professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University to share his analysis of the Israel-Hamas war.

Hosted by Lianhe Zaobao’s Associate Editor, Han Yong Hong, Global Heartbeat is a Mandarin weekly news and current affairs podcast that is updated every Tuesday, 7.00 PM SGT. It is available on zaobao.sg, Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast platforms.