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

Today is Wednesday, October 18th. Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning. In the news this morning, a massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital

packed with wounded,

another Palestinian seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people.

The Hamas-run health ministry said, Hamas blamed an Israeli air strike,

while the Israeli military said the hospital was hit by a rocket misfired by Palestinian militants.

The Gaza Health Ministry said at least 500 people were killed.

Video showed fire engulfing the hospital and the hospital grounds strewn with torn bodies, many of them young children,

around them in the grass were blankets, school backpacks, and other belongings. Outrage over what

many believed was an Israeli strike flared across the region a day before President Joe Biden

was due to arrive to show support

for Israeli and try to prevent the war from spreading. The carnage unfolded as the United States

tried to convince Israel to allow the delivery of supplies to desperate civilians, aid groups,

and hospitals in the tiny Gaza Strip, which has been under a complete siege since Hamas's

deadly rampage in southern Israel last week. Hamas called Tuesday's hospital blast a horrific

massacre, saying it was caused by an Israeli strike. The Israeli military blamed Islamic jihad,

a smaller, more radical Palestinian militant group that often cooperates with Hamas in their

shared struggle against Israel.

Former NFL wide receiver Terrell Owens was struck by a vehicle Monday night in Southern California after an argument over a basketball game, authorities say.

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, deputies responded to Calabasas after receiving reports of an argument between two men.

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