![CORRECTION / Smoke billows during Israeli bombardment on the village of Khiam in south Lebanon near the border with Israel on June 19, 2024 amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by RABIH DAHER / AFP) / "The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by RABIH DAHER has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [June 19] instead of [June 8]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your onlin](/sites/default/files/styles/article_header/public/2024-06/GettyImages-2157669220.jpg?h=790be497&itok=cYAWMTDJ)
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Ben Caspit is a columnist for Al-Monitor's Israel Pulse. He is also a senior columnist and political analyst for the Israeli newspapers Maariv and Walla!, and presents daily morning and evening programs on radio station 103fm as well as the "Meet the Press" TV show on Channel 12. He formerly presented political TV shows on Israel's Channel 1, Channel 2 and Channel 10 and served as Maariv’s correspondent in New York. Caspit is the author of several best-sellers, including revealing biographies of former Prime Minister Ehud Barak ("Stealth Bomber: Ehud Barak") and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ("The Netanyahu Years"). On Twitter: @BenCaspit