turning into a wider regional war. the two sides have exchanged fire across the lebanon israel border in recent weeks. hezbollah says it is fighting israel to support hamas in gaza. un secretary general antonio guterres said there is real risk that the crisis on the israel lebanon border could escalate. one rash move, one miscalculation could trigger a catastrophe that goes far beyond the borders and, frankly, beyond imagination. let s be clear the people of the region and the people of the world cannot afford lebanon to become another gaza. on x, the head of the world health organization said more than 10,000 palestinians are in gaza need urgent medical attention. he added that since the closure of the rafah crossing on may 7, no patients have been evacuated from the gaza strip. the us military said on thursday that a temporary pier off the coast of gaza has been re anchored, allowing the resumption of aid deliveries. the israeli army recently implemented a daily tactical
good to be with you. i m katy tur. we know that abortion was a potent political motivator in the midterms last year, but we have not known how enduring a motivator it would be. in other words, how long would voters keep turning out on the issue. well, now we have a good idea that the energy surrounding abortion is not fading. and that overturning roe v. wade could prove fatal for the gop and untold contests to come, potentially even the race for president. the latest evidence comes out of ohio, a swing state that has been leaning red over the past few elections. republicans there scheduled an august special election, held yesterday, to vote on raising the threshold to amend the state s constitution from a simple majority to 60%. the late summer contest was intended it head off a vote on abortion this fall, specifically a measure to enshrine access to