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Hello from CNN, I'm Joe Beck. With the five things you need to know for Friday, April 19th.

The United States has not been involved in any offensive operations.

That's Secretary of State Anthony Blinkin, after a U.S. official told CNN that Israel had launched a strike on Iran.

Our focus has been on, of course, making sure that Israel can effectively defend itself, but also de-escalating tensions, avoiding conflict.

A senior U.S. official says the U.S. was given advance notice yesterday of an intended strike

in the coming days, but did not endorse the response. of an Iranian official Iranian official says air defenses intercepted three drones in Central Iran,

with multiple state-aligned news agencies reporting that nuclear sites in the area were secure.

Although Israel did not publicly comment on the attack, a regional intelligence source tells

CNN, direct state-to-state strikes between the two enemies are now over.

It's day four of Donald Trump's hush money trial, and the former president has slammed

the case for keeping him off the campaign trail.

So instead of being in Pennsylvania or Georgia or North Carolina or lots of other places today,

I'm sitting in a courthouse all day alone.

The 12 jurors for the trial have now been selected and today a number of alternates are expected to be chosen.

That means opening arguments could start as early as Monday.

Here's Trump again speaking outside the courtroom.

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