October 20: Israel pounds Gaza, evacuates town near Lebanon. Jordan preps for third speaker vote.

Updated: Oct 20, 2023 / 06:37 AM CDT

TOPSHOT – Smoke and fire billow from a building after an explosion in Rafah, South Gaza Strip on October 19, 2023. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has agreed to open the Rafah crossing into Gaza to allow a first batch of around 20 humanitarian aid trucks through, US President Joe Biden said October 18, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed ABED / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

Good morning! It’s Friday Oct. 20, 2023. Here’s a look at your news across the nation:

1️. Israel pounds Gaza, evacuates town near Lebanon ahead of expected ground offensive against Hamas

TOPSHOT – Smoke and fire billow from a building after an explosion in Rafah, South Gaza Strip on October 19, 2023. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has agreed to open the Rafah crossing into Gaza to allow a first batch of around 20 humanitarian aid trucks through, US President Joe Biden said October 18, 2023. (Photo by Mohammed ABED / AFP) (Photo by MOHAMMED ABED/AFP via Getty Images)

2. Biden makes case for wartime aid for Israel, Ukraine

President Joe Biden addresses the nation in a prime-time speech from the Oval Office on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. (NewsNation)

3. House prepares for third speaker vote, future unclear amid stalemate

Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, talks with members as the House convenes for a second day of balloting to elect a speaker, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Former Speaker Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., looks on at right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

4. Authorities still seeking 4 Georgia inmates considered dangerous

Four inmates escaped from Bibb County Detention Center on Monday, Oct. 16, 2023.

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🔴 President Joe Biden hosts European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel in Washington, D.C., for the second U.S.-E.U. Summit.

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