Code Red: Hospital Explosion Shocks Mideast

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🗓️ 18 October 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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A hospital explosion in Gaza enrages the region, altering President Biden’s trip. Rep. Jim Jordan fails to win enough votes to be House speaker. And Ukraine launches a missile attack deep into Russian-held territory.

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday, October 18th.
0:02.7	Someone bombed a hospital and isn't admitting it.
0:05.9	We start here.
0:09.2	An explosion in Gaza rocks the Middle East.
0:12.6	We hold Israel responsible for this massacre, this crime.
0:17.1	President Biden's visit to Israel is still happening today, but this has upended everything
0:21.2	on the agenda.
0:22.8	Call it the revenge of the Republican moderates.
0:25.1	It is becoming a true embarrassment for Republicans.
0:28.4	The latest bid for Speaker going the same way as the others, and as one war begins, another
0:33.8	takes a turn.
0:35.2	Ukrainians have hit two Russian air bases in occupied areas of Ukraine.
0:39.9	Ukraine says an American-made missile might be an inflection point.
0:46.2	From ABC News, this is Start Here.
0:48.9	I'm Brad Milky.
0:57.4	President Biden knew he was flying into a volatile situation.
1:01.4	We told you yesterday that when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited the
1:05.5	U.S. President to Israel, Biden would have to do this delicate dance where he's showing
1:10.0	support for Israel while using every diplomatic tool possible to lower the temperature in
1:15.4	the Middle East.
1:16.4	There's a difference between Israel going to war with Hamas and wars breaking out all over
1:20.6	involving Lebanon or Iran.
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