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5 PM ET: Gaza strike assessment, second-round speakership defeat, Natalee Holloway case & more

CNN 5 Things

CNN

Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

We start with details on the US’s current assessment about a deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza. It comes as the US vetoed a UN resolution that proposed a humanitarian pause in Gaza to allow critical aid to be delivered to Palestinian civilians. Republican Congressman Jim Jordan lost more votes today on his second attempt at becoming House speaker. The man long suspected of killing Natalee Holloway in Aruba almost two decades ago has confessed to her murder. And, Americans saw an increase in net worth after the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. 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 a Foma Dikay with the five things you need to know for Wednesday

0:36.2

October 18th. The US government currently believes Israel quote is not responsible for an

0:41.6

explosion that killed hundreds of Palestinians at a

0:44.2

hospital in Gaza Tuesday. That's according to the National Security Council.

0:48.2

The NCS says their current assessment is based on analysis of overhead imagery, intercepts an open source information. current assessments

0:53.7

and open source information, but evidence is still being gathered.

0:57.3

Officials told CNN separately that the initial evidence gathered by the

1:01.0

U.S. intelligence community suggests the strike came from a

1:04.0

rocket launched by Islamic Jihad, which matches Israel's claim.

1:08.1

Islamic Jihad has denied responsibility, while leaders in Gaza have blamed Israeli airstrikes.

1:13.0

CNN cannot independently verify what caused the explosion,

1:16.4

nor the extent of the casualties.

1:18.5

Earlier today, President Joe Biden reiterated his support for Israel

1:22.1

after meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin

1:23.9

Netanyahu and other Israeli leaders. But he urged Israelis not to be consumed by

1:28.4

rage and again expressed his support for a two-state solution.

1:31.7

Let's keep pursuing a path so that Israel and the Palestinian people can both live safely,

1:37.7

in security, in dignity, and in peace.

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