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House Republicans are expected to hear from speaker candidates behind closed doors on Tuesday and vote to choose their nominee on Wednesday. A House floor vote to elect a replacement for Republican former Speaker Kevin McCarthy could come later in the week. "It's not ideal," Republican Representative Michael McCaul told CNN on Sunday. "What kind of message are we sending to our adversaries when we can't govern, when we're dysfunctional, when we don't even have a speaker of the House?" "I am not going to support anybody until the conference figures out spending," Republican Representative Ken Buck told ABC's "This Week" on Sunday.

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☆ Israel markets sink, businesses shut after Hamas attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Steven Scheer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

A building is ablaze following rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel October 7, 2023. Israel has retaliated with air strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza. Gaza militants also fired thousands of rockets into Israel, some reaching as far as Tel Aviv, prompting airlines to suspend flights to and from Israel. Air India said flights to and from Tel Aviv would be suspended until Oct. 14. "We are closely monitoring the situation in Israel and taking steps to safeguard and support our workers," a spokesman said.

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Hamas fighters killed at least 250 Israelis in clashes through the day and escaped back into Gaza with dozens of hostages. More than 230 Gazans were killed when Israel responded with one of its most devastating days of retaliatory strikes. Israeli troops battled Hamas gunmen through the night in parts of southern Israel. The West Bank has seen stepped-up Israeli raids, Palestinian street attacks and assaults by Jewish settlers on Palestinian villages. Hamas said the attack was driven by what it called escalated Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, Jerusalem and against Palestinians in Israeli prisons.

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☆ 'Several' US citizens have died following attacks in Israel, NSC spokesperson says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

A member of Israel's security walks past a police station which was the site of a battle following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot, southern Israel October 8, 2023. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 8 (Reuters) - Several U.S. nationals have died since the start of Hamas' surprise attack on Israel on Saturday, a National Security Council spokesman said Sunday, adding that U.S. officials remained in touch with their Israeli counterparts. Official word of Americans killed in the conflict came as Israel retaliated for the incursion, one of the bloodiest in it history, launching attacks on the Palestinian enclave of Gaza. Reporting by Steve A Holland in Washington; Editing by Kim CoghillOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ronen, Israel, Steve A Holland, Kim Coghill Organizations: REUTERS, U.S, National Security, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Sderot, Israel, Washington

☆ What is Lebanon's Hezbollah?
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

ORIGINSIran's Revolutionary Guards founded Hezbollah in 1982 to export its Islamic Revolution and fight Israeli forces that had invaded Lebanon. Lebanese parties opposed to Hezbollah say the group has undermined the state and accuse it of unilaterally leading Lebanon into conflicts. Hezbollah fighters took over parts of Beirut after the government vowed to take action against the group's military communications network. Referring to those attacks and hostage-taking, Hezbollah leader Nasrallah said in a 2022 interview they were carried out by small groups not linked to Hezbollah. TERRORIST DESIGNATIONSWestern countries including the United States designate Hezbollah a terrorist organisation.

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In southern Israel, Hamas gunmen were still fighting Israeli security forces in several places 24 hours after their incursion in the early hours of Saturday, both sides said, as more rockets were fired from Gaza, sparking air raid sirens. More than 300 Gazans were killed when Israel responded with one of its most devastating days of retaliatory strikes. [1/23]Palestinian inspect a mosque destroyed in Israeli strikes in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 8, 2023. Bodies of Israeli civilians surrounded by broken glass were strewn across the streets of Sderot in southern Israel near Gaza in the aftermath of Saturday's assault. Senior military officers were among those killed in fighting near Gaza, the Israeli military said.

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☆ Israelis desperately seek word on missing kin from Hamas attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Dan Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Though long used to war, Israel was blindsided by the multi-pronged attack by Hamas gunmen in which hundreds were killed. One mother spoke with Reuters after giving her DNA sample and handing over a brush with hair follicles from her son, who was at an outdoor dance party that was stormed by Hamas gunmen. Outside the police center, a man prayed with a rabbi as his fiancee filled in a report for her missing brother. Its location was Khan Younis, a city in Gaza. "I surely identified my wife, my two daughters and my mother-in-law on some kind of a cart, and terrorists of Hamas all around them," he said.

Persons: Yoni Asher, Miro Maman, Nir Oz, Khan Younis, Hugh Lawson Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Ganot Hadar, Israel, Airport City

There is no security in the whole region as long as Palestinians are left outside of the equation." The Hamas attack launched from Gaza follows months of rising violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, with stepped-up Israeli raids, Palestinian street attacks and assaults by Jewish settlers on Palestinian villages. "I would say for certain Hamas, terrorist groups like Hamas, will not derail any such outcome. Tehran called Saturday's attack an act of self-defence by Palestinians. Dennis Ross, a former Middle East negotiator who is now at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy in Washington, said of Saturday's attack: "This is all about preventing the U.S.-Saudi-Israel breakthrough."

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Here’s what we know about some of the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas. Noa Argamani, an Israeli woman, who was kidnapped by Hamas militants with her boyfriend. Another Israeli father told CNN he suspects his wife and young daughters may have been abducted while visiting Nir Oz. “They have been secured in safe places and resistance tunnels.”Video geolocated and authenticated by CNN shows at least one Israeli soldier being taken prisoner. A second video, taken afterward, shows a number of different armed men around the tank.

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There is no security in the whole region as long as Palestinians are left outside of the equation." The Hamas attack launched from Gaza follows months of rising violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, with stepped-up Israeli raids, Palestinian street attacks and assaults by Jewish settlers on Palestinian villages. "Some (Arab states) unfortunately started imagining that Israel could be the gateway for America to defend their security." "I would say for certain Hamas, terrorist groups like Hamas, will not derail any such outcome. Tehran called Saturday's attack an act of self-defence by Palestinians.

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☆ A video appears to show at least a dozen Israeli soldiers involved in huge gunfight on a highway in second day of fighting
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A video appears to show at least a dozen Israeli soldiers involved in a gunfight on Sunday. AdvertisementAdvertisementA video shows a gunfight taking place between the Gaza border and Ashdod in Israel, believed to have taken place on Sunday in the second day of fighting. The video, which has been verified by the BBC, is filmed from a car by the Route 4 highway and appears to show Israeli soldiers in uniforms and helmets engaged in a firefight. There appear to be over a dozen soldiers involved in the firefight, and the militants they are fighting do not appear to be visible. The surprise attack involved thousands of rockets being fired into Israel from Gaza and Hamas militants entering Israel by land, sea, and air.

Persons: — Organizations: IDF, Service, BBC, Hamas Locations: Israel, Gaza, Ashdod

☆ In pictures: Israel fights to regain control of Sderot from Hamas gunmen
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[3/27]Israeli soldiers walk past the dead bodies of four people lying on the grass near a police station that was the site of a battle following a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot, southern Israel, October 8. REUTERS/Ronen ZvulunSDEROT, ISRAEL

Organizations: REUTERS Locations: Gaza, Sderot, Israel, SDEROT, ISRAEL

☆ Israel's security forces face questions after Hamas attack
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Emily Rose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"It looks quite similar to what happened at that time," said retired General Giora Eiland, a former head of Israel's National Security Council. "As we can see it, Israel was completely surprised, by a very well coordinated attack," he told a briefing with reporters. "It was a security failure, undermining what was thought to be an aggressive and successful layered approach toward Gaza by Israel," he said. "They've been planning this for a long time," said former Israeli National Security Advisor Eyal Hulata. "Obviously this is a very coordinated attack, and unfortunately they were able to surprise us tactically and cause devastating damage."

Persons: Israel, Giora Eiland, Gazans, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Ronen, Jonathan Panikoff, government's, They've, Eyal Hulata, Matt Spetalnick, James Mackenzie, Chris Reese Organizations: Israel's National Security Council, West Bank, West, Atlantic Council, National, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, West Bank, Sderot, U.S, Washington

☆ Israel's security forces face questions after Hamas attack lays bare intelligence gaps
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Emily Rose | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

"It looks quite similar to what happened at that time," said retired General Giora Eiland, a former head of Israel's National Security Council. "As we can see it, Israel was completely surprised, by a very well coordinated attack," he told a briefing with reporters. "This was an intelligence failure; it could not be otherwise," said Jonathan Panikoff, the U.S. government's former deputy national intelligence officer on the Middle East, who is now at the Atlantic Council think tank. "They've been planning this for a long time," said former Israeli National Security Advisor Eyal Hulata. "Obviously this is a very coordinated attack, and unfortunately they were able to surprise us tactically and cause devastating damage."

Persons: Israel, Giora Eiland, Gazans, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Amir Cohen, Jonathan Panikoff, government's, They've, Eyal Hulata, Matt Spetalnick, James Mackenzie, Chris Reese Organizations: Israel's National Security Council, West Bank, West, REUTERS, Atlantic Council, National, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Israel, West Bank, Ashkelon, U.S, Sderot, Washington

☆ How the Hamas attack on Israel unfolded
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Dan Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Videos issued by Hamas showed fighters breaching the security fences, with the dim light and low sun suggesting it was at around the time of the rocket barrage. A photograph released by Hamas showed a bulldozer tearing down a section of security fence. [1/3]A view of a junction shows the aftermath of a mass-infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in the Sderot area, southern Israel October 7, 2023. Hamas videos and unverified images circulating on social media showed dead civilians, Israeli soldiers and Palestinian fighters. Israel's Foreign Ministry said Hamas gunmen had gone house-to-house killing civilians.

Persons: Erez, Zikim, Ammar Awad, Yaacov Shabtai, Jihad, Dan Williams, Nidal, Angus McDowall, Ros Russell Organizations: Palestinian, Hamas, REUTERS, Fighters, Reuters, Israel's, Ministry, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza, Yom Kippur, Tel Aviv, Beersheba, Zikim, Israeli, Reim, Sderot, Ofakim, Jerusalem

☆ Iran foreign ministry says Hamas attacks sign of 'confidence'
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Israeli soldiers work to secure residential areas following a mass-infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot, southern Israel October 7. REUTERS/Ammar Awad Acquire Licensing RightsDUBAI, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry said attacks by its ally Hamas on Saturday were proof of the Palestinians' increased confidence in the face of Israel, the semi-official ISNA news agency reported. "In this operation, the element of surprise and other combined methods were used, which show the Palestinian people's confidence in the face of the occupiers," ISNA quoted ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani as telling the agency in an interview. The attacks "proved that the Zionist regime is more vulnerable than ever and that the initiative is in the hands of Palestinian youth," government spokesperson Ali Bahadori-Jahromi told state news agency IRNA. Reporting by Dubai newsroom; editing by Jan HarveyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ammar Awad, ISNA, Nasser Kanaani, Ali Bahadori, Jahromi, Jan Harvey Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Hamas, Dubai, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Sderot, Israel, Rights DUBAI

Saturday's incident marked an unprecedented infiltration by Hamas gunmen into Israel from Gaza, and was the most serious escalation since Israel and Hamas fought a 10-day war in 2021. Israeli media reported gunbattles between bands of Palestinian fighters and security forces in towns in southern Israel. Hamas military commander Mohammad Deif announced the start of the operation in a broadcast on Hamas media, calling on Palestinians everywhere to fight. The Israeli military was aware of reports of captives, a security source said, but provided no further details. Israel's ambulance service said teams had been dispatched to areas in southern Israel near Gaza and residents were warned to stay inside.

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☆ Why Hamas' unprecedented wave of attacks is a humiliation for Israel's legendary spy networks, say security analysts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Israel's inability to anticipate the attack was a "colossal" intelligence failure, analysts say. Israel has one of the most sophisticated intelligence networks in the Middle East. AdvertisementAdvertisementIsrael was rocked by a wave of unprecedented attacks carried out by Hamas fighters on Saturday, with reports of thousands of rockets being fired into the country and gunmen roaming the streets. Observers have noted that Israel's failure to anticipate the attack, which likely took months of complex planning, is a failure of their famously sophisticated intelligence agencies. There have also been unconfirmed reports of IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians being captured by Hamas fighters and taken to Gaza.

Persons: —, Eli Maron, Frank Gardner, Israel, Gardner, Paul Adams, John Sparks, Ammar Awad, Adams, Mohammed Deif, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Service, Israel, Hamas, Observers, IDF, Israeli Navy, BBC, Sky News, REUTERS, paraglider, Army Radio, Al Locations: Israel, Egypt, Syria, Gaza, Sderot, Aqsa, Jerusalem

☆ Brazil to call emergency meeting of UN Security Council over attack on Israel
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

REUTERS/Ammar Awad Acquire Licensing RightsBRASILIA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Brazil's Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it would convene an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council following the biggest attack on Israel in years. Brazil, which assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council this month, condemned the attacks in a public statement and expressed solidarity with the people of Israel. It also reaffirmed a commitment to a "two-state solution," with Palestine and Israel coexisting within mutually agreed and internationally recognized borders. The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the largest attack on Israel in years on Saturday, killing at least 40 people and injuring hundreds. "The Brazilian government reiterates that there is no justification for resorting to violence, especially against civilians, and urges all parties to exercise maximum restraint to prevent an escalation of the situation," the Foreign Ministry said.

Persons: Ammar Awad, Israel coexisting, Benjamin Netanyahu, Marcela Ayres, Brad Haynes Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, United Nations Security, UN Security, Hamas, Foreign Ministry, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Sderot, Israel, Rights BRASILIA, Brazil, Palestine, Palestinian

[1/3] A view of a junction shows the aftermath of a mass-infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in the Sderot area, southern Israel October 7. A resident reported seeing multiple bodies and bullet-scarred vehicles in the southern Israeli town of Sderot where groups of Hamas gunmen were still fighting Israeli troops 12 hours after the attack was launched. A sea of bodies, inside Sderot along the road, other places, loads of bodies," said Shlomi from Sderot. In one incident, young Israelis told of fleeing a dance party in the early hours of Saturday as Hamas gunmen backed by rocket barrages entered towns and villages by the border. Israeli TV stations carried telephone calls from terrified residents of towns and kibbutzes speaking even as gunmen were trying to break into their shelters.

Persons: Ammar Awad, Ortal, Esther Borochov, Magen David, Ella, I've, Maayan, Ros Russell Organizations: REUTERS, Hamas, Reuters, N12, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Sderot, Israel, SDEROT, Palestinian, Reim, Israeli, Be'eri

☆ In pictures: Israel 'at war' as Hamas gunmen launch attack from Gaza
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[15/35]Israeli police tape is laid over an abandoned pickup truck fitted with a heavy gun that entered Israel from Gaza as part of a mass-infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Sderot, southern Israel October 7. REUTERS/Ammar AwadSDEROT, ISRAEL

Persons: Ammar Awad SDEROT Organizations: REUTERS Locations: Israel, Gaza, Sderot, ISRAEL

☆ Opinion: Hamas’ attack on Israel is an indisputable act of terrorism
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Stuart Ross | Opinion Frida Ghitis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

As many knowledgeable people have pointed out, what Hamas has done is clearly an act of terrorism, no matter what your definition. In another video, geolocated by CNN to southern Israel, near Gaza, Hamas militants are seen taking Israelis captive. Both Iran, the principal sponsor of Hamas, and Hezbollah, another Iran-linked terrorist organization committed to Israel’s destruction, praised Hamas. As sure as night follows day, Israel will retaliate, and millions around the world will blame Israel – and the Jews – ignoring what happened this bloody Saturday. But there’s no denying that what happened on Saturday was an act of terrorism, one that deserves clear, unequivocal condemnation

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☆ Pregnant mother hiding with her small child describes Hamas fighters trying to break into the safe room at their Israeli home
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementA pregnant woman in Kibbutz Sufa, a settlement in southern Israel, told Israel's Channel 12 that Hamas gunmen were attacking her house, per The Times of Israel. Israeli residents around the Gaza Strip are asking for support as Palestinian militants appear to raid with impunity. A woman in the settlement of Be'eri told Channel 12 that her father had been kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip. AdvertisementAdvertisement"Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israeli communities and started going house to house and murdering innocent Israelis," it said in a statement. The IDF has carried out several air strikes on the Gaza Strip in response.

Persons: —, Tsafrir, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Service, Israel's, Israel Defense Forces, Associated Press, Hamas, Sky, IDF Locations: Sufa, Israel, Gaza, Be'eri, Ashkelon, Palestinian

☆ Israel files terrorism charges against two settlers in West Bank rampages
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Dan Williams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The spree of vandalism and arson by hundreds of settlers in several villages and towns in the occupied West Bank last month followed the June 20 killing of four Israelis by Hamas gunmen. Their goal was "to arouse fear or shock in the community through a grave blow to the sacrosanct," it said. The charges - including disorderly conduct, insulting religion, aggravated arson and aggravated assault - normally carry maximum prison terms ranging between three and 20 years. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry described the settler rampages as "state-sponsored terrorism". Israel's hard-right government includes ministers who chafe at attributing the term terrorism to settlers.

Persons: Dan Williams, Nick Macfie, Conor Humphries Organizations: West Bank, Palestinian Foreign Ministry, Thomson Locations: Orif, Umm Safa

☆ Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village after deadly Hamas strike
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Ali Sawafta | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/5] An aerial view shows burned vehicles after an attack by Israeli settlers near Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, June 21, 2023. "There was heavy gunfire but we couldn't distinguish whether it came from settlers or the soldiers because of the darkness." Attacks were also reported in other West Bank towns and villages. Netanyahu's government is set on expanding settlements in the West Bank and includes members who rule out a Palestinian state. Hamas, which advocates armed resistance against Israel, has been steadily expanding its operations in the West Bank.

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