For Israel, for the region and for the world.

The President will reaffirm the United States solidarity with Israel and our ironclad commitment to its security.

That Israel has the right and indeed the duty to defend its people from Hamas and other terrorists

and to prevent future attacks.

The President will hear from Israel how it will conduct its operations

in a way that minimizes civilian casualties

and enables humanitarian assistance

to flow to civilians in Gaza

in a way that does not benefit Hamas.

That's U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken

announcing President Biden's trip to Israel this week ahead of that country's

looming ground offensive into Gaza. The president's trip comes amid a growing humanitarian crisis

there in Gaza and desperate efforts to get civilians out of the war zone. We'll go through all

of that and get a live report from Israel

in just a moment. Plus, we'll bring you the latest from Capitol Hill on Jim Jordan's

push to become House Speaker. We'll break down who is supporting the Trump ally heading

into today's vote.

Thank you. heading in to today's vote. Good morning and welcome and welcome to way too early on this Tuesday, October 17th.

I'm John Flemere.

Thanks for starting your day with us.

And we'll begin this eventful morning with the very latest out of the Israel Hamas War and news that President Biden will travel

to Israel this week to support America's ally there in the region. The president is set to leave

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