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- President Joe Biden returns from his lightning trip to the Middle East; Israel says it will allow Egypt to deliver limited quantities of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip at Biden’s request; White House says Israel was ‘not responsible’ for Gaza hospital blast.
- The U.S. vetoes a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for a humanitarian pause in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
- For the second time, House Republicans voted to reject the nomination of Republican Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio to be the next speaker of the House.
- Capitol Police arrested around 300 people during a large-scale mostly Jewish demonstration against the Israel-Hamas war.
Demonstrators protest inside the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)