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IDF prepares to invade southern Lebanon as 2 more Hezbollah leaders are presumed dead

9:34am September 29, 2024

At least 11 people were killed in the latest Israeli airstrikes, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency. The Israeli military, meanwhile, says it’s preparing for a ground invasion into southern Lebanon.

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Israel braces for potential retaliation, Lebanon prepares for possible invasion

7:49am September 29, 2024

by Kat Lonsdorf

In Haifa in northern Israel, people wonder if Israel is preparing a ground invasion of Lebanon.

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Understanding Israel's strategy in Lebanon as it amasses troops along the border

7:49am September 29, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Nimrod Novik, an Israeli security expert, about Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

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Israel's killing of Hezbollah leader sparks mixed reactions across the Middle East

7:49am September 29, 2024

by Ruth Sherlock

Israel's assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is being met with both rage and celebration.

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The U.S. shouldn't let Lebanon turn into another Gaza, NYU professor says

7:48am September 29, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Mohamad Bazzi, a Middle East studies expert at NYU, about the latest developments in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.

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Hezbollah leader's killing sparks joy and rage across the Middle East

5:00am September 29, 2024

President Biden called the killing of Hassan Nasrallah "a measure of justice for his many victims," while Iran's supreme leader condemned what he called an Israeli massacre in Lebanon.