Five stories to know today: People in Gaza have no escape, Israeli reservists rush home, and more

October 12, 2023: Gazans bombarded by Israel have no hope and no escape, Israel's reservists drop everything and rush home following Hamas bloodshed, and more

1. Most of the 2.3 million people in the Gaza Strip have no electricity and no water. And, with hundreds of Israeli strikes raining down on their tiny enclave, they have nowhere to run.

2. Some were on their honeymoon, others were studying abroad, many were building new lives in foreign countries. But when Israel called up its reservists and declared war this week, the response was swift and overwhelming.

3. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed the Palestinian-Israeli conflict on Wednesday, in the first telephone call between the two leaders since a China-brokered deal between Tehran and Riyadh to resume ties.

4. Steve Scalise, the Republican nominee to lead the U.S. House of Representatives, faces a test on Thursday of whether he could gain enough support from his splintered party conference to be elected speaker on the chamber floor.

5. Australians are set to overwhelmingly say 'No' to a proposal to constitutionally recognize the country's Indigenous people in a referendum on Saturday, one of the final opinion polls ahead of the vote showed.


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