Oil prices shoot up and US stocks decline as Hamas' attack on Israel rattles markets

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Israeli forces, dispatched to the border with Gaza in southern Israel, scan the area near Ashdod on October 8, 2023 as the battle against holdout Hamas fighters continues
Israeli forces, dispatched to the border with Gaza in southern Israel, scan the area near Ashdod on October 8, 2023 as the battle against holdout Hamas fighters continues

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Cory Booker says he was out jogging in Israel's Old City and had to hide in a hotel stairwell when Hamas launched its attacks

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Sen. Cory Booker said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that he was in Israel when the attacks by Hamas started on Saturday.
Sen. Cory Booker said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that he was in Israel when the attacks by Hamas started on Saturday.

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'This is Israel's 9/11': Why Israelis say Hamas' unprecedented assault will change their country forever

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Palestinians take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023.

A Brandeis professor says his daughter and son-in-law were killed while shielding their 16-year-old son from Hamas gunfire

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Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip fired and damaged a building in Tel Aviv (pictured above) with a rocket on October 7.
Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip fired and damaged a building in Tel Aviv (pictured above) with a rocket on October 7.

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The Kremlin's propaganda machine will likely use the conflict in Israel to undermine the West's support for Ukraine: ISW

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual meeting with participants of the Valdai Discussion Club on October 5, 2023 in Sochi, Russia. President Putin is having a two-day visit to Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi to meet foreign and local political experts.
The Kremlin's propaganda machine will likely use the situation in Israel to undermine the West's support for Ukraine: ISW

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib speaks out on violence in Gaza, calling for an end to 'apartheid' and US funding of Israel

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Rashida Tlaib
US Representative Rashida Tlaib, Democrat of Michigan.

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US to send F-35 and F-15 jets to the Middle East to deter expansion of fighting beyond Israel's borders

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A US Air Force F-35A Lightning II jet streaks through the sky during a flight demonstration, leaving streaks of smoke in its wake.
US Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demonstration team, performs on the first day of NATO Days in Ostrava and Czech Air Force Days in Mosnov, Czech Republic.

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Iranian officials spent weeks helping Hamas plan its attack on Israel, WSJ reports

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A missile explodes in Gaza City, sending bright yellow sparks and smoke into the night air.
A missile explodes in Gaza City during an Israeli air strike on October 8, 2023.

The US is sending its most advanced aircraft carrier and its heavily armed strike group to Israel's coast and will supply the country with more weapons and ammo

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Navy aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford Olso Norway
USS Gerald R. Ford.

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Israel formally declares war as leaders vow to wipe out Hamas and take full control of Gaza

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Smoke rises following Israeli strikes in Gaza, October 7, 2023.
Smoke rises following Israeli strikes in Gaza, October 7, 2023.

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