Good evening. I'm John Yang. There were more deadly Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon and northern Gaza today,

as the world waits to see what the close relationship between President-elect Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin

Netanyahu means for Middle East peace. In Lebanon, at least 23 people are dead, including children,

after Israel hit a village north of Beirut, far from

known Hezbollah operations centers. Later, Israel's new defense minister declared that his country

had defeated Hezbollah. And in northern Gaza, at least 17 people are dead following a strike

in Jabalya. Health officials say a home sheltering displaced people was hit. The IDF says it was targeting Hamas militant sites.

In a call two days after the election, President-elect Trump urged Russian President Vladimir Putin not to escalate the war on Ukraine.

That's according to the Washington Post.

Today, Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks.

Ukraine launched a major barrage on the

Moscow suburbs, and in the Ukrainian city of Odessa, officials said Russia launched a record 145 drones.

There was a magnitude 6.8 earthquake this morning in the Caribbean Sea off southern Cuba.

It comes just days after a late-season hurricane pummeled the island, once again, knocking

its power grid offline.

So far, no injuries have been reported.

President-elect Trump has been declared the winner in Arizona.

That's the final state to be called.

He has more than 52% of the vote there.

When President Biden won wanted in 2020,

it was the first time it was in the Democratic column since 1996.

Meanwhile, control of the House is still undecided,

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