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NPR News: 03-29-2026 10PM EDT

30 Mar 2026

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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?

0.976 - 12.443 Janine Herbst

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expanding the ground invasion in southern Lebanon. NPR's Daniel Estrin has more from Tel Aviv.

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12.544 - 17.736 Daniel Estrin

The killed soldier was from New Haven, Connecticut. He moved to Israel to serve in the military.

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Chapter 2: What recent developments are occurring in the Israeli-Lebanon conflict?

17.716 - 35.783 Daniel Estrin

Israel has been expanding its ground invasion into neighboring Lebanon, creating what Israel calls a new buffer zone. Netanyahu is now ordering it to be expanded. He says to thwart the threat of Hezbollah invading northern Israel and to push anti-tank missile fire farther away from the Israeli border.

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36.504 - 57.793 Daniel Estrin

Netanyahu is facing pressure to protect residents of northern Israel who have not been evacuated from their homes and who face daily Hezbollah rocket and drone attacks. In southern Israel, an Iranian missile attack hit a chemical plant, sparking a massive fire. Authorities ruled out a leak of hazardous substances. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

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58.473 - 71.027 Janine Herbst

Ukraine's President Zelensky says he will provide air defense technologies to three Gulf nations that have been targeted by Iran in retaliatory strikes for the U.S.-Israeli war. NPR's Joannika Kisses has more.

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71.176 - 88.071 Volodymyr Zelensky

Iran has been hitting Gulf nations with attack drones similar to the ones Russia has used on Ukraine for nearly four years. Ukraine has come up with cheap, innovative ways to shoot them down. Zelensky said Ukraine wants to share its anti-drone technology with allies.

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88.051 - 113.552 Volodymyr Zelensky

The Russians are sharing information with the Iranians, he said, and we do not know how many weapons the Russians are transferring to them. Zelensky was speaking to reporters on Zoom from Qatar, where he signed one of the deals. On Friday, he made a deal with Saudi Arabia and said he was finalizing another with the United Arab Emirates.

113.532 - 129.482 Janine Herbst

ICE officers could remain at airports even after TSA workers start getting paid again, according to White House Border Czar Tom Holman. NPR's Jeff Brady reports TSA paychecks could resume as early as tomorrow, even though Congress hasn't allocated money for that.

129.563 - 150.734 Tom Homan

After lawmakers failed to pass a Department of Homeland Security budget last Friday, President Trump directed the Transportation Security Administration to pay workers from existing funds. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been helping the TSA with checking identification and other tasks. On CNN's State of the Union, Tom Homan said ICE officers might remain at airports.

151.215 - 157.303 Volodymyr Zelensky

Depends how many TSA agents come back to work, how many TSA agents have actually quit and have no plan coming back to work.

157.583 - 175.045 Tom Homan

The TSA says hundreds of workers quit after going weeks without pay. That's increased security wait times by hours at airports around the country. Democrats vowed to block DHS funding without reforms after officers killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. Jeff Brady, NPR News.

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