00:00The fragile U.S.-brokered cease-fire between Israel and Lebanon is collapsing,
00:04and 73 people are now confirmed dead since the last update.
00:08Lebanese health officials say at least 73 have been killed and 163 wounded since April 30,
00:15with both sides accusing the other of repeatedly violating the cease-fire signed on April 16.
00:21An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon's Mefadun village on May 2 was the latest flashpoint.
00:28White phosphorus has reportedly been used along the Israel-Lebanon border.
00:32President Donald Trump's cease-fire was extended through mid-May, but it is barely holding.
00:38Hezbollah and Israel have accused each other of near-daily breaches.
00:42Why this matters for America?
00:44The United States has thousands of troops stationed across the Middle East,
00:48including in Iraq, Syria, and the eastern Mediterranean.
00:52A second front against Hezbollah would directly drag American forces deeper into the broader Iran war.
00:59Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed all U.S. bases in the region are now on heightened alert.
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