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10 PM ET: Biden’s Israel visit, Brussels deadly shooting, ghost gun regulations & more

Oct 17, 2023
President Joe Biden visits Israel amidst the ongoing conflict with Hamas. The University of Pennsylvania faces backlash over its response to antisemitism. A deadly shooting in Brussels described as a terrorist attack. Congressman Jim Jordan's plans for the speaker vote. Supreme Court allows Biden administration's ghost gun regulations to stand.
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Quick takeaways

  • President Biden aims to deter other regional players from getting involved in the conflict between Hamas and Israel during his visit to Israel.
  • The Supreme Court has upheld Biden's regulations on ghost guns, requiring the marking of serial numbers and record-keeping by sellers and manufacturers.

Deep dives

President Biden's Visit to Israel and the Hamas-Israel Conflict

President Joe Biden plans to visit Israel to address the ongoing conflict between Hamas and Israel. He aims to deter other regional players like Iran and its Hezbollah proxy in Lebanon from further involvement in the conflict. The United States and Israel are working on a plan to allow humanitarian aid to reach civilians in Gaza, where a deepening humanitarian crisis persists. Hamas claims to have taken hostages, including a 21-year-old French Israeli woman named Mia Shem, and is demanding their release.

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