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Al Rimal - "the sands" - was reduced to ashes in the airstrikes that have come as a response by Israel to the Hamas attack over the weekend. Palestinians in the sealed-off Gaza Strip scrambled to find safety Wednesday, as Israeli strikes demolished entire neighborhoods, hospitals ran low on supplies and a power blackout was expected within hours, further deepening the misery of a war sparked by a deadly mass incursion of Hamas militants

Israel has massed tanks and soldiers on its northern border with Lebanon following four consecutive days of incoming rocket attacks and gunfire exchanges with Iranian-backed militant Hezbollah forces and other armed Palestinian militant groups in southern Lebanon. Imtiaz Tyab reports.

Palestinian-Americans hold rally in Chicago

Supporters of Israel and backers of the Palestinian cause rallied in American cities Sunday over the conflict that has killed hundreds and wounded thousands in the Middle East. In New York City, a skirmish broke out between opposing demonstrators near the United Nations compound, while a large group of Palestinian supporters rallied in Times Square.

Israel-Hamas War: Civilians flee from airstrike attacks

Donald Trump delivers speech in Iowa

Watch President Joe Biden’s full remarks in response to the deadly Hamas attack on Israel.

At a rally today in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, former President Trump touted his record on Israel

Jim Jordan addresses possibility of Trump becoming House speaker

Former US president Donald Trump has dismissed calls for him to take on the role of Speaker of the House of Representatives following the ousting of Kevin McCarthy. For the first time in US history, the House of Representatives is in session with no speaker, and the chaos could drag on for weeks. As Republicans start nominating themselves to become speaker, a few Trump supporters have suggested the former president should nominate himself. Technically, the US Constitution does not require the speaker to be a member of the House of Representatives. But when asked about the prospect as he entered court for the third day of his New York civil fraud trial, Donald Trump dismissed the idea.

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Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL), who is heading the charge to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, said that leadership under the Republican leader has been chaotic.

The move was spearheaded by Florida Republican Representative Matt Gaetz and backed by a handful of others.