As today's show begins, Israeli troops are conducting local raids as Gaza braces for a possible ground incursion. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says his country is working with Israeli officials and international aid organizations “to get aid to civilians in Gaza” and urges Israel to take “every possible precaution to avoid harming civilians.” 

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