Lebanese prepare for the worst as Hezbollah and Israel trade fire
Lebanese special forces sit in their vehicle as they patrol on a road that leads to the US Embassy in Aukar, a northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, June 5, 2024.
For months, the Israeli military and Hezbollah in Lebanon have been trading drone, missile and rocket attacks across the border. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened a “very intense” military response. The World’s Shirin Jaafari is in Beirut. Also, Thursday is the start of voting for the European Parliament. The polls suggest that far-right candidates will do well, and that could have big implications for some of America’s most important allies. And New York’s governor is hitting the brakes on a plan to implement congestion pricing in New York City. The plan has been in the works for several years. But other non-US cities went down this road a long time ago. We’ll hear how it worked out overseas.
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