Israeli forces are moving further into Gaza.

Two days after Prime Minister Benjamin and Yahoo announced that the country was entering

a new phase in its war against Hamas.

We'll have the latest developments out of the Middle East in just a moment.

Plus, what the new Speaker of the House is saying about aid packages for Israel and Ukraine

and how soon the funding could pass in the lower chamber.

And also ahead, we'll look at the state of the Republican presidential primary

now that former Vice President Mike Pence has bowed out of the race.

Music now that former vice president, Mike Pence, has bowed out of the race.

Good morning and welcome to way too early on this Monday, October 30th.

I'm John Flemere.

Thanks for starting your day and week with us. And we'll begin this morning with Israel expanding its ground operation in Gaza. On Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

announced that Israel is in its second phase of its mission to destroy Hamas. Netanyahu

described the assault as Israel's second war

for independence. The operation began overnight Friday with an intense wave of airstrikes and

ground raids. At the same time, phone and internet service to the region was severed, leaving the

vast majority of Gaza cut off from

each other and the outside world. Those services did resume early Sunday. Israeli defense forces

say they've been targeting Hamas's network of underground tunnels. This morning, Israeli officials

announced they've killed dozens of terrorists and struck over 600 targets,

including weapon depots and staging grounds.

Israel's ground offensive comes amid growing international calls for a ceasefire or some sort of humanitarian pause.

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