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Welcome to SBS News in Easy English, I'm Camille Bianchi.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to increase its attacks on Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon.
Mr Netanyahu says Hezbollah keeps launching its own attacks and he wants his army to stop them.
"In Lebanon, I have just instructed to further expand the existing security zone in order to decisively thwart the threat of invasion and to push anti-tank missile fire away from our border."
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State and territory leaders and business groups have called for a national plan to overcome the fuel shortage crisis effecting the world.
Labor MP Dr Michelle Ananda-Rajah says it is important that a co-ordinated approach is agreed upon.
"Really pleased that the prime minister is convening national cabinet. As you know, we want to see a nationally consistent approach to this oil shock because it affects every single aspect of the supply economy. So we welcome the findings. And we are hoping that states come on board, so that we don't get a repeat of the confusion during COVID."
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Four NASA astronauts will take part in a 10-day mission as the first crewed journey to the Moon in more than five decades.
They could launch to space as soon as April 1.
Astronaut Christina Koch says she can't wait for the 10-day mission to begin.
"We have the opportunity to answer the question that could be the question of our lifetime, which is, are we alone? When we go out and meet people, people ask that all the time. Have you seen evidence of this? What can we learn? And the fact is that answering that question starts at the moon. The moon is a witness plate to our entire solar system's formation. It's a steppingstone to Mars, where we might have the most likelihood of finding evidence of past life. But it's also a Rosetta Stone for how other solar systems form."
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To sport and in the National Basketball League, the Sydney Kings are one win away from winning the championship series.
The Kings can win their sixth championship, if they win in Wednesday nightS game in Adelaide.
Kings coach Brian Goorjian says the team is doing well.
"We got done what we needed to get done. But it is not something that - you know you're not going to stop them for 40 minutes but I think overall, you could see a build in the defence over four quarters."
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That's the latest SBS News in Easy English.
