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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. Lebanon has closed all of

its land borders with Syria, except for the main one that connects Beirut with Damascus.

And here's Lauren Freire reports, the decision to shut most of the border crossings comes hours

after Israel launched airkes on the region.

The Israeli military published black and white aerial video of buildings exploding on the Lebanon-Syria border.

It says its fighter jets have been targeting supply routes, Hezbollah uses, to smuggle weapons from

Iran, across Syria and into Lebanon. Lebanon Lebanon state news agency says the country's northern

most border crossing with Syria was heavily damaged, and the road to it severed. That's also

the border crossing closest to where Syrian rebels have been seizing territory. For anyone

fleeing that fighting, only one other border crossing to Lebanon remains open, closer to Damascus.

Israeli airstrikes have continued here even after a ceasefire took effect last week.

Israel says it's acting to enforce that truce, not break it.

Lauren Freyer and Pierre News, Beirut.

President-elect Trump meets with French President Emmanuel Macron this weekend.

And Pierce Tamer Keith reports many world leaders will be in Paris for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral that was severely damaged in a fire five years ago.

President Macron is scheduled to meet with Trump and then an hour later we'll meet with Ukrainian President Volonimir Zelensky.

France has been a close U.S. ally as President Biden worked to strengthen NATO support for Ukraine

as it defended itself from Russian attack. Trump promised to settle the war if elected and has been

more sympathetic towards Russia. Biden isn't attending the reopening of Notre Dame, but First Lady Jill Biden will be there

leading the U.S. delegation. Since the election, foreign leaders have sought to reconnect with Trump.

Tamara Keith, NPR News. And the cathedral will reopen amid ceremony, starting with the Archbishop of Paris,

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