Hello, from CNN, I'm Afam and DK, with the 5 Things You Need to Know for Tuesday, November 7. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the country's military has surrounded Gaza City, and that its forces are, quote, operating in it to target Hamas. It's unclear based on comments from Netanyahu and the country's defense minister, where exactly the Israeli military is operating inside Gaza. But during a news conference today, he said they've killed, quote, thousands of terrorists.
Netanyahu also warned Hezbollah against entering the war on Israel's northern front. The U.S. State Department says it's helped more than 400 Americans leave Gaza. Israel's military allotted a four-hour window to allow Palestinians in northern Gaza to head south, through a corridor, and some have been walking for hours.
Meanwhile, families of loved ones taken hostage by Hamas pleaded for action on Capitol Hill today. Here's one man who says he misses his younger brother. We need help now. We don't know what is their condition.
This is a call for action. And this is a wake-up call, not only for Israel, not only for the Jewish community. This is a wake-up call for all of you here, all of America, all of Europe. A Jewish man in Southern California died after suffering a head injury during dueling pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian rallies.
Authorities say 69-year-old Paul Kessler died after an interaction with at least one pro-Palestinian demonstrator. The suspect has not been arrested and hasn't been publicly identified. The sheriff of Ventura County said the 50-year-old suspect stayed at the scene and cooperated with refugees. Investigators have not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime, and this is being investigated as a homicide.
We understand that the war in Israel and Gaza has led to an increase in hateful and threatening rhetoric, and we want to assure the Muslim and Jewish communities that we stand with them both during this difficult time. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments regarding a federal law, barring people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from possessing guns. A Texas man was issued a restraining order in 2020 after a violent altercation with his girlfriend.
He was convicted, but won an appeal when the Supreme Court struck down a New York law that placed restrictions on carrying a concealed handgun outside the home, which established that firearms must be consistent with the nation's historical tradition. After an appeals court ruled in favor of the Texas man, the Biden administration appealed to the Supreme Court and defended the law, arguing that Second Amendment rights are, quote, not unlimited. Today, the majority of the courts seem poised to rule in favor of the law, indicating that it falls within the nation's history of limiting gun rights for people who pose a danger to society. The special counsel overseeing the federal criminal investigation into Hunter Biden spoke to lawmakers behind closed doors today, telling the House Judiciary Committee that politics haven't played a part in his investigation.
The probe into the president's done as face intense scrutiny, since whistleblowers from the IRS said that special counsel David Weiss didn't have final say-so on whether charges were brought. House Republicans have criticized what they say was political interference. According to a copy of his prepared remarks, Weiss maintained that he has been the decision-maker and wasn't blocked by the Justice Department from taking necessary steps in the investigation. As homeowners insurance rindles in some areas, buyers are walking away from deals more often than before.
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