Yasmeen Altaji gives a round-up of today’s trends
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Israel strikes Lebanon and US monitors Syria
This is trending your daily rundown of news from the Middle East and around the world brought to you by the National. From Abu Dhabi, I'm Yesmi Naltaji, here are today's headlines. Israel launched a wave of airstrikes at southern Lebanon overnight after Hezbollah fired rockets towards Israel on Monday. The exchange raises fears that the truce agreement is crumbling. France has reportedly recorded 52 Israeli violations of the truce since the ceasefire began. The U.S. is in a wait-and-see mode over Syria as extremist rebels challenged the Al-Assad government. About 900 U.S. troops are stationed there, and an official told the national that the situation represents a "perfect storm" of unpredictability. President Sheikh Mohammed has led "tributes" to the UAE, its citizens and residents on Eid Al-Etihad. He wrote on X quote to the people of the UAE. On the occasion of Eid Al-Etihad, we take pride in the UAE and its people, both citizens and residents. The holiday marks the anniversary of the country's founding. That's all for this morning's headlines. You can get these stories at our site and visit the National News.com/podcasts for more like this. It's me, Lataji, the National. Thanks for watching!