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Israel-Hezbollah Conflict Escalates, UN General Assembly, Alabama Mass Shooting

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🗓️ 23 September 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Israel's military has warned people in southern Lebanon to evacuate homes used to store weapons for Hezbollah. This comes after last week's explosion of Hezbollah communication devices and multiple strikes. World leaders gather in New York this week to discuss the biggest geopolitical issues and crisis, and the mayor of Birmingham, Alabama, is calling for action after a mass shooting.

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0:00.0

Israel's military set a warning.

0:05.0

It told Lebanese people to evacuate homes used to store weapons for Hezbollah.

0:09.0

Israel's prime minister talks of extensive strikes, so how far will their military push it?

0:14.8

I'm A Martinez with Steve Insky, and this is up first from NPR News.

0:21.5

Heads of State gather in New York this week with a sense that something has gone very wrong.

0:26.0

With greater displacement, more prospect of famine than we have seen in generations.

0:33.6

What, if anything, can the UN General Assembly do about it?

0:36.6

Also, the Mayor of Birmingham, Alabama calls for action.

0:40.6

Elected officials have a duty to solve this American epidemic of gun violence.

0:46.2

His city experienced a mass shooting on the street.

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