Second aid convoy enters Gaza; U.S. braces for regional escalation 

A second humanitarian convoy entered Gaza through the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side on Oct. 22. (Video: Reuters)

A second convoy of aid trucks entered Gaza through the Rafah crossing from Egypt late Sunday, offering only a small fraction of the relief needed but also a “glimmer of hope,” United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths said. President Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed during a phone call Sunday that there would be a “continued flow of this critical assistance,” according to the White House. As tensions rise in the Middle East, Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned of a “likelihood of escalation by Iranian proxies” against U.S. forces and said that the United States is “taking steps to make sure we can effectively defend our people.” The Pentagon has sent two aircraft carriers and about 2,000 Marines to the eastern Mediterranean to deter Iran or Hezbollah from joining the conflict.

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Palestinian authorities said Israeli strikes have killed at least 4,651 people in Gaza and wounded more than 14,200. More than 1,400 people in Israel have been killed and more than 5,400 injured since Hamas’s attack on Oct. 7, according to Israeli authorities. At least 32 U.S. nationals were among those killed.

Israel continued to strike Hezbollah targets and thwart attacks from the militant group near the Lebanese border. Netanyahu warned Hezbollah on Sunday that Israel would retaliate if it joined the war, adding that any escalation along the shared border would be “devastating” for Lebanon.The Israel Defense Forces said one of its tanks accidentally fired at an Egyptian post near the border crossing at Kerem Shalom on Sunday. The Israeli military expressed regret for the incident, 

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