Israel escalating attacks on civilian infrastructure in Lebanon

The World

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4.6 • 943 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Israeli forces are intensifying airstrikes and ground operations in southern Lebanon, as well as hitting targets in Beirut neighborhoods. Also, a meningitis outbreak has public health officials scrambling in the UK. And, Denmark is using heat generated by crematoriums to warm nearby homes. Plus, a look at how Vienna has bucked the trend in dealing with Europe’s rent crisis.

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0:35.0	People in southern Lebanon have received evacuation orders. Israel says Shia Muslims can't return until fighting stops.
0:42.3	You're seeing them actually call out the Shias by name. I mean, before it was said that if you were a husband, et cetera.
0:47.3	Now the rhetoric is such that they are talking about an entire sect.
0:50.3	I'm Marco Werman. And I'm Carolyn Beeler. Today, an update from Lebanon. Also in El Salvador, life
0:57.0	sentences used to be prohibited. This is one of the final things in the penal code that at least
1:03.5	allowed for people who were incarcerated to have a semblance of possibly getting out. New exceptions
1:08.6	have critics fearing the worst.
1:11.2	Plus, in Vienna, subsidized housing seems to be working.
1:14.7	I mean, we have the whole garden area for us.
1:17.6	It's pretty cool because our kids love to go outside and snack some strawberries.
1:21.8	So what's the problem?
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