Hi, from CNN. This is Madeline Thompson with the five things you need to know for Tuesday,

December 3rd. South Korean President Yun Sukyol says he will lift his declaration of martial

law after Parliament unanimously voted to block the decree. In a surprise late-night address, he claimed

the move was necessary to protect the country

from what he called the danger of North Korean forces, and he accused the opposition

Democratic Party of sympathizing with the North.

But according to South Korea's constitution, the president must comply with Parliament's

override.

CNN's Will Ripley breaks down the series of political events that led to the initial

decree. What President Yun has done, he has grown so frustrated with his powerful opposition

that is blocking his every move in Parliament. He hasn't been able to even get a budget through

the oppositions hacked billions of dollars off of his budget, so they're impeaching

everyone, they're blocking his every move.

He's grown incredibly paranoid, and therefore this martial law is sort of a Hail Mary, if

you want to use an American football term, to take back control and try to rebuild what

President Yun sees as a broken government.

The problem is that the majority of people in South Korea may not agree with him and

may believe that the president himself is the one who is broken at the moment.

Israel's defense minister is threatening to directly target the Lebanese state if the ceasefire it has with Hezbollah collapses.

Israel launched deadly airstrikes in southern Lebanon yesterday after Hezbollah fired two rockets at Israeli occupied territory, citing truce violations.

This exchange followed near daily Israeli attacks on Lebanon, which started the day after

a truce began last Wednesday.

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