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And now, Preston and Steve's news updates with Kathy Romano.

On Wednesday, October 11th. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning. In the news this morning, Palestinians in the sealed off Gaza Strip scrambled to find safety Wednesday

as Israeli strikes demolished entire neighborhoods. Hospitals ran low on supplies and a power

blackout was expected within hours further deepening the misery of a war sparked by a deadly

mass incursion of Hamas militants. Air strikes smashed entire city blocks to rubble in the tiny coastal enclave and left

unknown numbers of bodies beneath mounds of debris. The bombardment raged on even though militants

are holding an estimated 150 people, soldiers, men, women, children, and older adults who were

dragged into Gaza during the weekend attack. Israel vowed unprecedented retaliation

against the Hamas militant group ruling the Palestinian territory after its fighters stormed

through the border fence Saturday and gunned down hundreds of Israelis in their homes on the street

and at an outdoor music festival. The war, which already claimed at least 2100 lives on both sides is expected to

escalate and compound the misery of people living in Gaza where basic necessities and

electricity were already in short supply. Israel stopped the entry of food, water, fuel, and

medicine into the territory, a 25-mile strip of land wedged among Israel, Egypt, and the

Mediterranean Sea that is home to 2.3 million

Palestinians. The sole remaining access from Egypt was shut down Tuesday after airstrikes

hit near the border crossing. As Palestinians crowded into UN schools and a shrinking number

of safe neighborhoods humanitarian groups pleaded for the creation of corridors to get aid in, warning the hospitals overwhelmed with wounded people were running out of supplies.

Gaza's power authority says its sole power plant will run out of fuel within hours, leaving the territory without electricity after Israel cut off supplies.

Palestinians there have long relied on generators to power homes, offices, and hospitals, but they have no way of importing fuel for those either.

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