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Are the headlines you need to know on this Tuesday, we begin with the latest on the Israel Hamas war. President Biden is set to visit Israel tomorrow. After meeting with national security advisor yesterday, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced Biden's planned visit from Tel Aviv saying the president aims to show us support for Israel prevent the conflict from escalating further and provide humanitarian aid for Gaza since the war began at least four 100 Israelis and over 3000 Palestinians have been killed just over an hour ago. The Palestinian Health Ministry says between 2 to 300 people were killed in a strike on a hospital in Gaza. The US has alerted 2000 troops that may be deployed to support Israel. The troops are stationed in the Middle East and Europe and are not expected to serve in a combat role. Here's National Security Council coordinator, John Kirby, it's important for people to remember the additional military forces that are either being prepared or are on their way to the region is really about sending a signal of deterrence. We don't want to see this conflict escalate and widen. There are no plans or intentions to put us boots on the ground in combat in Israel. Everything we're doing right now is about sending a strong signal of deterrence. Biden will also meet with the king of Jordan, the president of Egypt and the Palestinian authority president. This comes as the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt remains closed despite the UN the World Health Organization and the World Food Program warning the territory has only days of food and were left. Meanwhile, last night, former President Donald Trump called for a ban on refugees from Gaza entering the United States. At a campaign event. Trump promised to expand his Muslim travel ban to include people from Gaza and anywhere else that threatens our security end quote. Representative Jim Jordan did not gather enough votes from fellow GOP colleagues to cross the 217 threshold. He failed to reach that number only garnering 200 votes in the first ballot this afternoon. That loss was a wider than expected margin. Jordan held private meetings yesterday to persuade members to vote for him. In a letter to colleagues. He wrote in part, the role of a speaker is to bring all Republicans together. That's what I intend to do. Former speaker Kevin mccarthy was ousted from the role back on October 3rd and former president Trump is back in New York today in a courtroom as his civil fraud trial continues, the case brought by New York district attorney Letitia James accuses Trump of lying about the value of his properties and net worth outside the courtroom. Trump commented on Judge Arthur, the judge is gonna make a decision. Now, the judge, I've got to respect the judge and like the judge, I like him, but it's not fair because I don't know how he can make a fair decision on this. He's got all the democrats pushing him left and right, pushing him around like a pinball, former Trump lawyer and associate Michael Cohen was set to testify this week but had to postpone Cohen posted on X that the delay is due to a medical issue. The earliest Cohen will testify is next Monday October 23rd. The Supreme Court ruled yesterday would allow the Biden administration to regulate so called ghost guns or untraceable homemade weapons. Yesterday's Supreme Court order also bans two Texas based manufacturers from selling products that can be turned into ghost guns. These are gun kits that users can buy online and then assemble at home. The Supreme Court justices lifted an injunction that was put in place by a Texas judge in September. The Texas judge argued the Biden administration had exceeded its authority under the gun control Act. A minor victory out of a South Carolina courtroom for convicted killer Alex Murdoch and what they're calling welcomed news. A judge today granted a request for Murdoch's legal team for a hearing for a new trial. They're appealing the murder conviction alleging Rebecca Hill. She's the clerk of the court tampered with the jury by having improper conversations about the trial and pressuring them to reach a quick verdict. No date has been set yet for the retrial.