Oct. 23: Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza Strip. Republicans consider ‘unity pledge.’

Updated: Oct 23, 2023 / 06:10 AM CDT

A Palestinian civil defense officer is carried into the Shifa hospital, after Israeli airstrikes targeted a civil defense site in Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, early Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

Good morning! It’s Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Israel bombs Gaza Strip in preparation for ground offensive

A Palestinian civil defense officer is carried into the Shifa hospital, after Israeli airstrikes targeted a civil defense site in Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, early Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled)

2. House Republicans to consider ‘unity pledge’ to back speaker nominee

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3. Border patrol agents injured after driver speeds through checkpoint

A migrant was convicted of illegally entering the U.S. nine times; the latest trying to evade the Border Patrol checkpoint in Falfurrias, Texas. (Sandra Sanchez/Border Report File Photo)

4. Ozempic, Mounjaro manufacturers testing weight loss drugs for kids

This photograph taken on February 23, 2023, in Paris, shows the anti-diabetic medication “Ozempic” (semaglutide) made by Danish pharmaceutical company “Novo Nordisk”. – On TikTok, the hashtag “#Ozempic” has reached more than 500 million views: this anti-diabetic medication is trending on the social network for its’ slimming properties, a phenomenon that is causing supply shortages and worrying doctors. (Photo by JOEL SAGET / AFP) (Photo by JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images)

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🔴 40th anniversary of truck bomb attack on U.S. Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon.

🔴 Donald Trump delivers remarks in New Hampshire.

🔴 Court hearing for Dem Sen. Bob Menendez, charged in alleged bribery scheme.

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