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Nora Ramm (0:01)
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Ramm. President Emmanuel Macron announced that a French soldier serving in the UN Mission in southern Lebanon has been killed and Three others wounded. NPR's Elra Bearsley reports. Macron says evidence suggests that militant group Hezbollah is responsible for the attack.
Eleanor Beardsley (0:21)
In addition to the incident involving the French soldiers, the Israeli military says it has conducted strikes against operatives it said approached its troops in Lebanon several times from outside the Israeli controlled and who, quote, posed an immediate threat. Meanwhile, in the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranians have fired at a tanker, reports the UK Maritime Agency. In addition, Iran says it is retaking strict control of the Strait of Hormuz as the US Refused to end its blockade. The two incidents have set back efforts to bring an end to the wars and stabilize the world's energy markets. Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Nora Ramm (0:54)
The Iranian announcement that's again restricting the Strait of Hormuz came a day after it said it would reopen it. James Kraska is a professor of international maritime law at the U.S. naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island. He says the strait should be kept open.
James Kraska (1:10)
Iran has an obligation to keep the strait open in accordance with international law for all other states that are neutral states, so all the Gulf Arab states, as well as all states not involved in the conflict. Of course, those states don't lose their rights. They enjoy the right of transit, passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
Nora Ramm (1:32)
He said even once the strait is reopened, it will take some time until the ships can safely get through it. Kraska says it's believed there are 10 to 12 mines that must be cleared first, and that could take two, three weeks. Wisconsin is recovering from an onslaught of heavy rain and severe storms this week. Mayan Silver of member station WUWM reports from Milwaukee.
Ayan Silver (1:56)
People were still trying to dry out from heavy rains and flooding from earlier in the week when more rain hit in Milwaukee County. Rivers overflowed and intersections flooded, leaving people in cars stranded. People like Maddie Salsozio, who was rescued by firefighters.
Maddie Salsozio (2:13)
After like a couple minutes, we just realized that we were like in the water and then we couldn't get out. So we pulled into the middle and we turned on our hazards and then we were there for probably like 30 minutes.