Israel, Hezbollah Conflict Risks Bigger Regional War
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🗓️ 25 September 2024
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Summary
In his final address to the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday, President Joe Biden reflected on his foreign policy legacy and called on world leaders to “end this war” in Gaza. But privately, senior administration officials have reportedly acknowledged that Biden's time is running out to reach a deal for a ceasefire and the return of the remaining hostages to Israel before he leaves office. The prospect of a deal looks more distant than ever right now because of the rapidly escalating conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. Nahal Toosi, senior foreign affairs correspondent for Politico, talks about the situation in Lebanon and the risks of the conflict becoming a wider regional war.
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| 0:00.0 | It's Wednesday, September 25th. |
| 0:03.5 | I'm Jane Coeston and this is What a Day, the show where we would also love a giant |
| 0:07.0 | statue of Johnny Cash in our office, like the one recently installed with the U.S. capital. |
| 0:11.5 | Finally, something me and Arkansas Governor Sarah |
| 0:13.9 | Huckabee Sanders can agree on. On today's show, Donald Trump talks about abortion and it's incredibly |
| 0:25.9 | creepy. Plus the Department of Justice sues visa. But first, President Joe |
| 0:31.0 | Biden addressed the UN General Assembly on Tuesday. |
| 0:33.4 | He gave a farewell address to world leaders and reiterated his support for a ceasefire |
| 0:37.5 | deal in Gaza. |
| 0:38.5 | Now is the time for the parties to finalize its terms, bring the hostages home, and secure security for Israel |
| 0:46.1 | and Gaza free of Hamas script, ease the suffering in Gaza and end this war. |
| 0:53.4 | But the prospect of a ceasefire looks more distant than ever right now. |
| 0:57.6 | Fighting in the region is spreading along Israel's northern border. |
| 1:01.4 | Israel's military says that it has struck over a thousand targeted sites linked to the |
| 1:05.0 | militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon over the last few days. Thousands of people have |
| 1:09.4 | fled their homes and the Lebanese Health Ministry says nearly 600 people have died since Monday |
| 1:14.1 | including dozens of children. Hezbollah has returned fire into Israel. In response, |
| 1:19.5 | the Pentagon's press secretary said earlier this week |
| 1:22.5 | that the U.S. will be sending a quote, |
| 1:24.3 | small number of additional U.S. military personnel |
| 1:27.0 | to the Middle East. |
| 1:28.7 | To better understand just what's happening between Israel and Lebanon and the risk of a larger |
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