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People in Lebanon fear echoes of past all-out war with Israel in latest airstrikes

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

Israel kept up its bombardment of Hezbollah in Lebanon on Sunday and also targeted strikes at Houthi fighters in Yemen, another Iran-backed militant group. President Biden said all-out war in the Middle East has to be avoided and that he would soon talk with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. John Yang speaks with special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen, who is in Beirut, for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

Good evening. I'm John Yang. While keeping up its bombardment of Hezbollah in Lebanon,

0:05.7

Israel struck another Iranian-backed militant group today targeting hoothe fighters in Yemen.

0:10.7

Israeli officials said it was in retaliation for hooty missiles fired at Israel.

0:15.9

But Israel's main focus remains Hezbollah, striking dozens of targets today, including rocket

0:21.0

launchers and buildings said to be storing weapons.

0:24.0

Days after the massive Israeli strike that killed Hassan-AS-Rala,

0:28.0

smoke still rises from the rubble of Hezbollah's headquarters in southern Beirut,

0:32.0

a fitting image for what Israel has done to the

0:34.9

militant group's top command.

0:37.4

Today Hezbollah confirmed the death of Nabil Kau, deputy head of its Central Council.

0:42.1

The seventh top official Israel was killed in a little more than a week.

0:47.8

Israel's targets today included two buildings near Ciden on the Mediterranean coast.

0:53.0

Lebanese health officials said at least 24 people were killed.

0:57.5

Meanwhile Israeli defenses intercepted most of the rockets and missiles Hezbollah fired at

1:02.2

Israel.

1:03.4

Across Lebanon hundreds of thousands of people have fled their homes, some camping out on streets,

1:08.9

others seeking refuge in a parking lot.

1:11.5

The Lebanese government estimates that about a quarter of a

1:14.1

million are in shelters. In Beirut some residents like Eimann feel lost.

1:19.0

The future of Lebanon is in God's hands now. Nothing is clear. Look at us. We are

1:27.4

sleeping in the streets. That is how our life is now. Others like Francoise are defiant. You won't be able to destroy us. Whatever

1:38.4

you do, however much you bomb, however much you displaced people.

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