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Up First briefing: Gaza's humanitarian crisis; Scalise gets House speaker nomination

People trapped in Gaza describe the worsening humanitarian crisis. Republicans nominate Majority Leader Steve Scalise for House speaker.
An Israeli army self-propelled howitzer fires rounds near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on Wednesday.

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days into the war between Israel and Hamas. Power is out, and the enclave is — cut off from food, fuel, water and electricity. The conflict has claimed a total of at least 2,500 Palestinian and Israeli lives. host Leila Fadel is in Jerusalem, where she's been calling people in Gaza overnight.

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