Oct. 8: Five things to know about Hamas militants’ attack on Israel. October mortgage rates forecast: Highest in decades
Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza Strip, late Tuesday, May 2, 2023. The Israeli military said it had started airstrikes on Gaza targets, in response to earlier rocket salvos from the coastal strip, run by the militant Hamas group. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Good morning! It’s Sunday Oct. 8, 2023. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:
Palestinians wave their national flag and celebrate by a destroyed Israeli tank at the Gaza Strip fence east of Khan Younis southern Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land, and sea and catching the country off-guard on a major holiday. (AP Photo/Yousef Masoud)
FILE – President Joe Biden speaks about the September jobs report in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, in Washington. Biden on Saturday decried the “appalling assault” against Israel by Hamas militants and said the United States was prepared to offer support after the surprise attack that drew worldwide condemnation, anger and shock from Israel’s allies. Biden made clear in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that “we stand ready to offer all appropriate means of support,” according to the White House. ” to Israel. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
A pedestrian walks along Roosevelt Road in the West Loop as the Chicago skyline is seen in the background, Friday, Dec. 23, 2022. The Arctic blast brought wind chills down to as low as 40 degrees Friday. (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
A housing development in Middlesex Township, Pa., is shown on Aug. 12, 2023. On Thursday, Freddie Mac reports on this week’s average U.S. mortgage rates. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar
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Brian Haver, left, and Matt Hoffman view a screening of “Another Round” at the IFC Center, Friday, March 5, 2021, in New York. After growing cobwebs for nearly a year, movie theaters in New York City reopen Friday, returning film titles to Manhattan marquees that had for the last 12 months read messages like “Wear a mask” and “We’ll be back soon.” Cinemas in the city are currently operating at only 25% capacity, with a maximum of 50 per each auditorium. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
📅 What we’re watching
🔴 U.N. Security Council meeting to discuss Hamas attacks on Israel
🔴 MLB American League Division Series (ALDS) continues
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