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5 PM ET: State Department alert, Jordan's speaker bid, UFO sightings reported & more

CNN 5 Things

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Daily News, News

3.71.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2023

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

The US Statement Department issued a rare warning to all Americans overseas, as Israel signals a ground invasion in Gaza could be coming soon. Egypt says some humanitarian aid for Gaza is expected to come tomorrow morning. House Republicans are trying to hold a third floor vote to elect Rep. Jim Jordan as speaker. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has an uncertain economic outlook. Plus, the US government is receiving dozens of reports of unidentified anomalous phenomena, more commonly known as UFOs. 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

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Thursday, October 19th. The State Department has issued a rare warning to

0:39.9

all Americans overseas to exercise increased caution, citing rising tensions,

0:44.2

the potential for terrorist attacks, and demonstrations or violence against US

0:48.2

citizens and interests. The worldwide alert comes as anti-Israel protests continue in Arab countries.

0:54.7

And as the possibility of war escalating beyond Israel's borders continues to loom.

1:03.0

New preliminary U.S. intelligence indicates that the hospital explosion in Gaza Tuesday

1:07.7

likely killed between 100 to 300 people.

1:10.8

It also adds more detail to the assessments that Israel was not responsible for the blast.

1:15.6

Israel said the explosion was caused by a Palestinian Islamic jihad rocket, but Palestinian officials

1:21.0

continue to blame Israel for it. The blast contributed to an already dire

1:25.3

humanitarian situation in Gaza as Israel is signaling a ground invasion could be coming soon,

1:30.6

with its defense minister telling Israeli troops they'll soon see Gaza quote from the inside. The State Department

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says 32 Americans have died in Israel since the start of the war with Hamas and

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11 remain unaccounted for.

1:42.7

It's not clear if those are hostages taken by Hamas.

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But today, the family of an 80-year-old Israeli-American

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and her 13-year-old granddaughter who were kidnapped by Hamas

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