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Hello from CNN, I'm Joe Beck. With the five things you need to know for Tuesday, October 31st.

Israel has ruled out a ceasefire and has stepped up its attacks in Gaza.

The country's forces say they hit around 300 targets last night, all while UN officials

are calling for the fighting to stop, so people in Gaza can get desperately needed food,

water, and medical supplies.

One official described feeling helpless after talking to families in the region on the phone

and said an eight-year-old told them, quote, we don't want to die. A CNN journalist says 13 age trucks have crossed from Egypt

into Gaza today, and an Egyptian border official says another 81 are going through security

checks. White House National Security Advisor John Kirby

says the U.S. is leading the efforts to get aid into the region.

And if it wasn't quite frankly for American leadership,

I don't think you'd see.

In fact, I know you would see the increase of the aid getting in.

But the situation is still desperate. Take a listen to this American man who's stranded in Gaza.

Our biggest figure now is that the ground invasion is imminent. At this point we don't care much about how intense the bombing is as long as we come out alive in the morning.

And while the conflict rages on in the Middle East,

it continues to spark new outbursts of hate across the world.

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