"Li from NPR News in Washington," Uncore of a Coleman, Israel launched a new ...
attacks in the Iranian capital today, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is signalling
“the coordinated U.S. and Israeli air strikes may not force out the Iranian regime,”
and Pierre's carry-con reports.
"In his first press conference since the war began Netanyahu said Israel is weak in the regime,
but acknowledged it may not fall. We're creating the optimal conditions for the overthrow," he said, "but he added that he couldn't say for certain that, quote, "the Iranian people would topple it," a regime is toppled from within," he said, "well Netanyahu did not publicly discuss a timeline for the end of the war,
an official in the region not authorized to speak publicly and on condition of anonymity, told MPR, Israel estimates another week of fighting in Iran, together with the U.S. and the official noted, Israel is preparing its public to accept that the war
“leaves the regime in place, but Israel in a much better security situation.”
Carry-con and Pierre-News, Tel Aviv."
NPR has learned the man who drove his truck into a synagogue in suburban Detroit, Michigan yesterday, had family members who were killed last week in Lebanon. The attacker has been identified as Amen Ghazali, his two brothers died in an Israeli air strike in Lebanon on March 5, according to the mayor of the Lebanese town they lived in. Alex McClennon of Member Station WDT has more on the attack on the synagogue.
"The Oakland County Sheriff said a vehicle crashed into Temple Israel striking a security guard and knocking him over. There was an exchange of gunfire, which left Ghazali dead. After the vehicle crashed into Temple Israel, the synagogue filled with smoke. 31st responders were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
“The security guard was also taken to the hospital."”
Alex McClennon reporting. The FBI says it is investigating this as a targeted attack on the Jewish community. Separately, the FBI is investigating a deadly shooting and old dominion university as terrorism, and former Army National Guardsman opened fire in a classroom yesterday. From Member Station WHRO, Steve Walsh reports an ROTC instructor was killed. Virginia's governor identified the person killed in the attack as Lieutenant Colonel Brandon
Shah, chair of old dominions military science department, two other people were wounded. The FBI says 36-year-old Muhammad Miller Jalal came to the ROTC classroom before 11am, Thursday, and opened fire. Members of the reserve officers training core class wrestled him to the ground. Jalal was found dead. Jalal pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS in 2016. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison and was released in
2024. For NPR News, I'm Steve Walsh in Narfuck. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The Pentagon says that four of six crew members aboard a U.S. military refueling aircraft were killed when the plane crashed in Western Iraq yesterday. U.S. Central Command says that rescue efforts continue. U.S. military says the plane was not brought down because of hostile or friendly fire. U.S. Senate has advanced a sweeping housing bill that aims to boost supply
and cut costs. Among other things, NPR's Jennifer Luden reports, it would expand the use of manufactured homes. Factory-built homes have long been zoned out of cities and suburbs, but more places are relaxing those restrictions to use them for badly-needed affordable housing. In Petersburg, Virginia City Councilman Howard Myers says dozens of such homes are filling vacant lots in an area hit hard by job loss. This neighborhood has transformed. Manufactured housing is
faster than building on site and nearly half the cost per square foot. That makes a difference for residents like Kinesia, Missouri. Save and definitely save and it makes my life a little easier. The housing-built in Congress would allow manufactured homes in more places and make it cheaper to build them, Jennifer Luden and Pierre News. NASA has said a new target day to launch its rocket to fly around the moon. Officials want to send the Artemis mission into space as early as
separate April 1st. Four astronauts are to spend several days in space flight circling the moon and then returning to Earth. The Artemis mission should have lifted off earlier this year. There have been technical delays related to fuel leaks and other issues identified with the rocket. This is NPR. This week on Consider This War on Iran and a new front in Lebanon. What is the cost in lives and to Americans at home? And in Ukraine after four years the war there grinds on.
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