6 PM ET: Israel strikes Lebanon, Dengue cases rise, fake eclipse glasses & more
CNN 5 Things
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🗓️ 29 March 2024
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, from CNN, I'm Paola Ortiz with the five things you need to know for Friday, March 29th. |
| 0:07.0 | Israel's military told CNN that it struck what it said was a Hezbollah military compound in southern Lebanon |
| 0:14.6 | after the concluded 20 rockets into anti-tank missiles fired toward Israel came from |
| 0:19.2 | Lebanon earlier today that's after Israel also said it killed a high-ranking Hezbollah missile commander |
| 0:25.2 | in an air strike on Friday. While visiting Israel's Northern Command Israeli Defense Minister |
| 0:30.2 | Yovgalan said, quote, wherever we need to act, we will act. |
| 0:34.4 | CNN's Melissa Bell talked about what this means |
| 0:36.6 | about Israel's intentions. |
| 0:38.2 | Israel intends, the IDF intends, henceforth, |
| 0:41.6 | not just to protect itself from Hezbollah but to pursue it actively. |
| 0:45.0 | The fear amongst American officials, what we're hearing is that Israel seems to think there's a level just beneath a full-scale offensive. |
| 0:54.4 | The United States does not and there's extreme concern about what a Hezbollah response |
| 0:58.4 | might be. For the time being, the group has not seemed intent on ratcheting other pressure or engaging in a full-scale |
| 1:05.8 | war with Israel. |
| 1:07.8 | Meanwhile, according to a UN-backed report, Palestinians and Gaza are suffering from severe hunger due to Israel's actions in the territory, |
| 1:15.3 | the UN's top court has ordered Israel to allow aid into the country, quote, without delay |
| 1:20.4 | and to preserve evidence of alleged genocide. |
| 1:23.0 | As assistant trickles in to address the damage left by the Baltimore Bridge |
| 1:28.0 | collapse, there is one thing Maryland Governor Westmore knows for sure about the recovery efforts. |
| 1:33.6 | So I can tell you, we are focusing on moving speedily and getting it done quickly. |
| 1:37.9 | I want this done quickly. |
| 1:40.0 | I want it done right. |
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