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CNN 5 Things

12 PM ET: Biden backs Israel, speaker vote plans, health insurance rises & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

President Joe Biden has left Israel after his short, but high stakes trip. Biden's visit is being overshadowed by a deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza that the US currently assess Israel wasn’t responsible for. The House is taking a second vote to elect a speaker today with Rep. Jim Jordan's bid in trouble. Former President Donald Trump was back in court after being questioned under oath yesterday. Plus, people are paying more for their health insurance. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hello from CNN, I'm Chris Debeau with the five things you need to know for Wednesday, October 18th.

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President Joe Biden was in Israel on a short but extremely high stakes visit,

0:42.0

as the region is gripped by violence and

0:44.1

tragedy in the aftermath of Hamas's terror attacks and Israel's response to them.

0:48.2

In an address Biden said the US won't stand by and do nothing about the Hamas attacks that Israel says have killed more

0:54.6

than 1400 people, including 31 Americans.

0:58.2

The President said there's no higher priority for him than the release and safe return of

1:02.1

all hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza.

1:04.6

The vast majority of Palestinians are not Hamas.

1:08.0

The United States unequivocally stands for the protection of civilian life during conflict. He also said Israel agreed. quivoc

1:16.0

he also said Israel agreed to allow humanitarian aid to cross from Egypt to civilians in Gaza

1:19.2

who are in dire need of food, water, medicine, and shelter.

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He cautioned Israelis that while they may feel rage,

1:25.7

they should not be consumed by it.

1:27.7

What sets us apart from the terrorist

1:30.3

is we believe in the fundamental dignity of every human life.

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