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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rahm. Israeli officials are assessing the damage after Iranian airstrikes last night on two southern cities near Israel's nuclear research center. More than 100 people were wounded. Police say the strikes caused extensive damage to residential buildings. The UN's nuclear agency said there were no reports of damage to Israeli nuclear facilities. After touring the site today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the attack shows Iran endangers the entire world.
In the last 48 hours, Iran targeted a civilian area. They're doing that as a mass murder weapon. Luckily, no one was killed, but that's due to luck. Not their intention. Their intention is to murder civilians. Second, they are using, they fired on Jerusalem right next to the holy sites of the three monotheistic faiths. The Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
President Trump said last night Iran has 48 hours to open the Strait of Hormuz, or the U.S. will, in his words, obliterate Iran's power plants. Iran says if that happens, it will target U.S. and Israeli infrastructure in the region. President Trump is sending federal immigration agents to U.S. airports starting tomorrow as the Transportation Security Administration faces staffing issues from the partial government shutdown. NPR's Luke Garrett reports.
Trump's border czar, Tom Homan, is in charge of the ICE deployments to U.S. airports. On Sunday morning, Homan told CNN he doesn't have a finalized plan yet.
It's a work in progress, but we will be at airports tomorrow helping TSA move those lines along.
Homan said he expects ICE agents to guard entries and exits at the nation's busiest airports.
I don't see an ICE agent looking at an x-ray machine because we're not trained in that.
While their goal is to help TSA move passengers through security lines, Homan said ICE will still enforce immigration laws at U.S. airports. TSA security wait times have increased as more agents call out sick or quit. Most TSA officers have worked without pay during the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. Luke Garrett, NPR News, Washington.
The Senate could vote as soon as tomorrow on the nomination of Republican Senator Mark Wayne Mullen to be the next secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. The Senate met today and voted to limit debate and vote on his confirmation. Damage across Hawaii could top $1 billion after weeks of heavy rain triggered some of the worst flooding in 20 years. Hawaii Public Radio's Bill Dorman reports.
Evacuation orders were lifted late Saturday for the north shore of Oahu, but were extended to parts of Maui County. Flooding alerts have also been posted for parts of Hawaii Island. Search and rescue teams have moved in where the weather has stabilized. About 200 National Guard members have been activated to help with operations.
Bill Dorman reporting. This is NPR News. Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in Damascus, Syria today. They protested efforts to restrict the sale and consumption of alcohol. They fear Syria's new Islamist government, under pressure from hardliners, may threaten secular freedoms. The rally attracted residents from a range of religious sects. One told the Associated Press, "...this is not about whether we want to drink alcohol. This is about personal freedom." The charity Save the Children is warning that clinics in Sudan could soon run out of medical supplies. Michael Koloke reports the conflict in the Middle East is disrupting shipments.
According to the charity, dozens of health facilities in Sudan that serve hundreds of thousands of patients rely on Save the Children for their health care requirements. The charity said its consignments of medical supplies are stuck in ports in Dubai due to a disruption in delivery as the U.S.-Israel war against Iran and its proxies continues. Fighting in Sudan between the paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, and the Sudanese armed forces has been going on for almost three years now.
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