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The 7

Monday, September 23, 2024

The 7

The Washington Post

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🗓️ 23 September 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Monday briefing: Israel strikes Lebanon; election polls; government shutdown deal; health-care hack; WNBA playoffs; and more


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0:00.0

Tensions are rising in the Middle East. Nude photos of cancer patients were hacked, and taking a vacation could help you age more slowly.

0:11.0

That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the Washington Post. I'm

0:14.8

Hannah Jewel. It's Monday, September 23rd. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

0:25.0

Number one. Israel's military announced it would launch more strikes on Lebanon.

0:29.0

Israel said its fighter jets hit 150 targets in Lebanon this morning. A military spokesman called

0:35.8

for residents of southern Lebanon to evacuate or move away from areas where the militant

0:40.4

group Hezbollah could be operating. Attacks across the Israeli- Lebanese border have increased

0:46.1

since last week. That's when electronic devices including pagers belonging to Hezbollah exploded

0:51.8

across Lebanon in a presumed Israeli attack.

0:55.0

Yesterday President Joe Biden and UN officials called for restraint, fearing that the violence

1:00.3

could escalate into an all-out war.

1:03.4

UN Secretary General Antonio Gutierrez sat down with Fareed Zakaria of CNN yesterday.

1:08.9

He spoke about his concerns following the pager attack.

1:12.2

So the fact that these things existed

1:15.0

means that there is a potential for a much stronger escalation

1:20.0

and that is what concerns me.

1:22.0

The possibility of transforming Lebanon in another Gaza

1:26.8

which I think would be a devastating tragedy for the world.

1:30.3

Israel and Hezbollah have said they will continue to attack each other.

1:34.4

Israel says it will carry on until security is restored to Northern Israel

1:39.1

and Hezbollah says it will continue firing rockets until the war in Gaza ends. Number two, Donald Trump's campaign has entered a turbulent phase in its final weeks.

2:01.0

Trump's top advisors have insisted for months that his 2024 bid for the presidency is the most disciplined

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