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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. The search continues for a missing U.S. service member after Iranian forces shot down two American planes over Iran on Friday. NPR's Greg Myhre reports.
Chapter 2: What happened to the missing U.S. service member after the Iranian attack?
An F-15, which is a very good fighter jet, was struck by Iranian fire in western Iran, and this set off an urgent rescue operation by U.S. forces for the two crew members, a pilot and a weapons officer. One was rescued. We still don't know the fate of the other. The rescue operation is still ongoing. This is coming from a U.S. official not authorized to speak publicly.
That's NPR's Greg Myrie reporting. President Trump says he expects to wrap up the war in Iran in the next two to three weeks, but there are hints that more fighting may be coming. Lebanon says at least 23 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Friday. About a third of the country's population is Christian, but the lead-up to Easter has been subdued this year.
NPR's Lauren Frere reports from Beirut.
Holy Week services are mixed with funerals and the sound of explosions. Israel's military says it's striking Hezbollah's infrastructure after killing a thousand of its members. Three United Nations peacekeepers have been wounded at their base in the south. The UN says it doesn't know the origin of the explosion. Israel says it was a Hezbollah rocket.
Three UN peacekeepers were also killed there last week. Meanwhile, as the U.S. and Israel attack Iran and Iran retaliates against U.S. allies in the Gulf, Lebanon has not been hit by Iranian fire. But the U.S. embassy in Beirut says Iran may now target U.S. universities in Lebanon. The American University of Beirut has shifted some classes online.
The embassy has also upped its overall warning, telling U.S. citizens to leave Lebanon now. Lauren Freyer, NPR News, Beirut.
Millions of Christians around the world are celebrating Easter as Holy Week comes to a close in a video message marking the holiday President Trump reflected on the significance of the season.
Christ displayed true humility. In his death, he modeled true love. And in his resurrection from the tomb, he proved that even death itself will not silence those who place their trust in Almighty God.
The president said Easter is a reminder that faith endures and that good ultimately triumphs over evil. He also pointed to what he called a renewed interest in religion across the country. President Trump has signed an executive order that the White House says is needed to regulate college athletics.
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Chapter 3: How is the ongoing conflict in Lebanon affecting civilians?
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