Palestinian Officials Say Strike on Gaza Hospital Kills More Than 500 People

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🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 16 minutes

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P.M. Edition for Oct. 17. A deadly strike on a hospital in Gaza has killed more than 500 people, according to Palestinian officials. The blast comes hours before President Biden’s expected visit to Israel, and as the Israel-Hamas war refocuses U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. National security correspondent Nancy A. Youssef has more. Plus, Ohio Representative Jim Jordan falls short in the first round of voting for House speaker. Kristina Peterson reports from the Capitol. Annmarie Fertoli hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:13.7	Palestinian officials say a strike on a Gaza hospital has killed more than 500 people,
0:24.2	and how the Israel Hamas War is re-aligning American policy in the Middle East.
0:28.5	What's so unique now is that we're seeing real demands for US military support in Europe,
0:35.6	in Asia, and now the Middle East, so it's going to be objectively speaking a real balancing
0:39.7	act.
0:40.7	Plus, Ohio Representative Jim Jordan falls short in the first round of voting for House Speaker.
0:46.0	It's Tuesday, October 17th.
0:47.8	I'm Ann Marie for Tolley for the Wall Street Journal.
0:50.4	This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories that moved
0:54.7	the world today.
1:03.3	We begin with the latest developments in the Israel Hamas War.
1:06.9	Palestinian officials say a strike on a hospital in Gaza has killed more than 500 people,
1:12.2	and one of the deadliest single incidents of violence in the strip.
1:15.6	The source of the air strike couldn't be immediately verified.
1:18.8	The Israeli military said the strike was a misfire by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, another
1:23.7	militant group based in Gaza, which the group denied.
1:26.9	Hamas and Palestinian officials blamed Israel for the deaths.
1:30.8	The blast came just hours before President Biden is expected to visit Israel in a show
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