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Republicans nominate Louisiana representative Steve Scalise for House Speaker.

And fears of a humanitarian crisis in Gaza as Israel prepares for a ground invasion.

What people have been saying today is that this is one of the worst,

if not the worst military offensive that Israel has ever launched in Gaza.

This is a densely populated area where it's going to be very difficult

to distinguish between military and civilian targets.

Plus, Exxon makes a major deal to buy shale giant pioneer.

It's Wednesday, October 11th.

I'm Ann Marie Fertoli for the Wall Street Journal.

This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that moved the world today.

The death toll from the Israel Hamas war is rising.

Officials say more than 1,200 Israelis have died since Hamas's attacks over the weekend.

And today, Israel launched new rounds of retaliatory air strikes in the Gaza Strip.

Officials there say more than 1,100 people have been killed.

And the US confirmed today that at least 22 American citizens are among those killed in Hamas's onslaught

and 17 are unaccounted for.

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