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All right, let's get briefed.

We'll begin today with the latest from the Middle East as Israel expands its offensive in southern Lebanon

while Iran-backed Hezbollah fires rockets at Haifa for the first time since the war began.

Lieutenant General Ben Hodges will join us to share his insights on the growing conflict

and its broader implications for the region and the world.

Later in the show, we'll turn to the Far East, where the armed forces of the Philippines, the United States, and four other nations have begun joint exercises in the show of naval strength as tensions with China continue to rise.

Retired Rear Admiral Mike Studeman, former commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence,

will join us for more on that. But first, today's PDB spotlight.

This week marks the one-year anniversary, believe it or not, of the brutal Hamas terror attack

that ignited the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Now while Israel continues its battle against Hamas in Gaza, it has intensified its ground

offensive against Hezbollah

along the southern Lebanese coast,

vowing to secure its northern border.

This effort aims to allow tens of thousands of Israelis

displaced by Hezbollah's cross-border fire to return home.

Looming over Israel's fight with these Iranian-backed groups is the possibility of a direct

strike on Iran itself. in retaliation for last week's missile barrage,

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