Global National: Sept. 29, 2024 | Middle East conflict grows to 3rd front as Israel strikes Houthis

The conflict in the Middle East escalated on a third front Sunday with Israel striking its Houthis enemies in Yemen. This comes on the heels of the assassinations of Hezbollah’s top leaders in Lebanon this weekend and against the backdrop of the ongoing battle in Gaza. There are urgent calls for diplomacy but bombardments are fueling fears of a full scale regional war. Redmond Shannon reports. From Florida to Virginia, millions in the American southeast are confronting the scale of their losses. They’ve seen hurricanes before, but none like Helene. Authorities said they were still in active search and rescue mode in many states, often without phone service, Internet access or any other kinds of communication. David Akin has more. On the eve of the day for Truth and Reconciliation, Ottawa is under fire after a Global News investigation, with researchers from the First Nations University, into Canada’s billion dollar Indigenous procurement program. The probe found the federal program is easily exploited by businesses pretending to be First Nations, Inuit or Métis owned. Melissa Ridgen reports. A community in B.C. is demanding answers after the sudden death of a local man who was a residential school survivor. Douglas Eustache’s death on June 9 has sparked concern about how cases involving Indigenous Peoples are handled by police. Now there are calls for a thorough investigation into what happened. Neetu Garcha reports, with a warning that this story contains details that some viewers may find disturbing. Viewer discretion is advised. Counter-terrorism and intelligence analyst Matthew Levitt joins Global National host Carolyn Jarvis for insight on what the assassinations of several of Hezbollah’s leaders this weekend by Israel means for the region. Levitt is the author of ‘Hezbollah: The Global Footprint of Lebanon’s Party of God’ which describes the reach of the organization both inside and outside of Lebanon. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/national/program/global-national Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews