Israel’s military says it killed a top military commander from Hezbollah, alongside other “senior operatives”, in an air strike today in Beirut. The attack followed around 200 rockets fired from Lebanon at northern Israel earlier, and a series of strikes by the Israeli air force overnight. The two sides appear to be on a path toward war. But when asked about it today, President Joe Biden said, his administration is not giving up on efforts to get a comprehensive peace deal in place. “We have to keep at it,” Biden said. Hosts Carol Hills and Carolyn Beeler have an update on a story we’ll continue to follow.
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