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The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is barely a day old, but it seems to be holding so far.
“The Iran-backed militant group has been lost, as it welcomes the pause, though it will”
keep its finger on the trigger as it doesn't trust Israel. And here's Eliner Beersley reports, most Israeli say they believe their army must continue fighting in Lebanon. On 69% of Israelis want to keep fighting Hezbollah and finish with it for good. That is true, even among Israelis who do not support right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu says, "I'm most herel." The defense and security analyst for Israeli newspaper Ha'aratz. Herel says two things can be true at once. Israelis can think Netanyahu should leave office. And still feel that the war itself is justified and that Israel should react to Marx's
strongly -- it can never repeat the mistakes that led to October 7.
You shouldn't be more proactive, take the initiative, and be tougher against your enemies or otherwise you won't survive in this region.
“He says Israelis consider Hezbollah an existential threat.”
Eliner Beersley and PR News Tel Aviv. French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, are welcoming word that Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is open to commercial traffic during the temporary U.S. Iran's ceasefire, though President Trump says the U.S. blockade continues until a peace deal is reached.
Leaders of 49 countries were embarrassed today for an international conference on securing navigation in the Strait. Starmer says the U.K. and France will continue planning an international mission to restore maritime security. We will take this forward with a military plane conference in London next week, where we will
announce more detail on the composition of the mission and over a dozen countries have already offered to contribute assets. He says the Strait should be open without tolls or restrictions.
“This Supreme Court has ruled in favor of oil and gas companies in their lawsuit over”
whether complaints about coastal pollution in Louisiana should be heard in federal rather than state courts. Mel Bridges with Member Station WWNO reports. Earlier this year, a state jury found Chevron owned company had violated Louisiana's coastal regulations for decades.
Chevron appealed and argued the case should be heard in federal court because the supertains to a time when the company was under a federal contract. An unanimous decision that Justice's granted Chevron's request, the Supreme Court did not decide if Chevron was liable for damages. In a statement, the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry accused the state and local
governments of "forum shopping" by trying to have the case heard in Louisiana. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrell said she is "confident" that the outcome of the case will be the same no matter what court it's heard in. For NPR News, I'm Mel Bridges in New Orleans. You're listening to NPR News in Washington.
RSV is a highly contagious respiratory virus and the most common reason why babies end up in
the hospital in their first year of life.
And here's Maria Gadoi reports, a large new study finds a vaccine given to expectant mothers is more effective at protecting babies than previously shown. The study comes from the UK Health Security Agency, where researchers looked at outcomes for some 289,000 babies born between September 2024 and March 2025. That was the first season that the UK offered free RSV vaccines to all pregnant women in
their third trimester. That maternal vaccination dramatically cut the risk that babies ended up hospitalized says study author Matt Wilson. What we found is that as long as there is at least two weeks between vaccination and birth, we get this kind of 80% effect, 80% reduction.
Clinical trials had shown the shot to be about 70% effective. The research was presented at the meeting of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Maria Gadoi, and Pair News.
Long-term mortgage rates are falling for the second week in a row.
Mortgage giant Freddie Mac says the average 30-year note is down 7 basis points to 6.3% the lowest level in a month. A year ago the rate was averaging more than 6.8%. Meanwhile the 15-year mortgage is also lower down 9 basis points to 5.65%. Most read higher by the closing bell, I'm Janine Herbst and you're listening to NPR News
from Washington. This week on up first, the Trump administration and Iran do not have a p-steal. Now the president says the straight of her moves is under a U.S. blockade. What that means for the ceasefire in Iran remains to be seen. And what it means for gas prices, those will likely continue to climb.
Follow the latest developments we'll have them every morning on up first.
