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Israel: Limited Ground Operations Begin in Lebanon

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ABC News

News, Daily News, Politics

4.56.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

With nearly a million Lebanese residents displaced from their homes, some Israeli troops begin pushing into southern Lebanon. President Trump pushes Congress to vote on legislation that would dramatically reform voter ID laws. And federal prosecutors ask a judge to allow them to subpoena Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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It's Tuesday, March 17th.

0:32.6

Ground troops are on the way, just not into Iran.

0:35.8

We start here.

0:39.1

Israel says it's begun a limited ground campaign in Lebanon.

0:43.2

They are looking at potentially taking the whole area of southern Lebanon.

0:48.0

While President Trump asks for naval help in the Middle East, are allies nervous about a Gaza repeat?

0:58.0

A bill that could reshape elections in this country heads to the floor. Everybody wants voter ID. Everybody wants proof of citizenship.

1:01.0

Presidents demanded a vote on this whether it stands a chance or not.

1:05.0

And these prosecutors are appealing with interest.

1:08.0

He has neutered the grand jury's ability to investigate crime.

1:13.8

Ahead of a crucial economic decision, the legal fight featuring the Fed chair himself.

1:20.5

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1:33.3

The focus on the war in Iran, of course, is Iran. That's where the U.S. has been launching missiles, where well over 1,200 people have died,

1:38.3

according to Iran's health ministry.

1:40.3

President Trump has been calling, asking, even demanding that other countries

1:44.4

help in the effort to secure the nearby strait of Hormuz.

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