State of the World from NPR

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State of the World from NPR

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Yesterday Another front in the war with Iran: the Israel-Lebanon border
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State of the World from NPR

Mar 11, 2026
10¾ minutes
8 MB

In southern Lebanon, Hezbollah militants backed by Iran have been firing rockets at Israel in retaliation for Israel’s war in Iran. And Israel has been firing back hard. Almost 700 thousand Lebanese have been displaced, mostly fleeing Israel’s strikes. We go to both sides of this renewed conflict. In northern Israel daily rockets are keeping people on edge but also defiant. In Lebanon, Hezbollah’s wide popularity has been eroded by the fighting. To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below: See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of per...

State of the World from NPR

Another front in the war with Iran: the Israel-Lebanon border

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