We are coming to you on Sundays with weekly roundups as Israel's war in Gaza and Lebanon continues. The Israeli military besieged as many as 400, 000 people in northern Gaza. Israel has attacked UN peacekeepers in Lebanon. Independent voters in the US are weighing their options. Today is Sunday, October 13. Twenty-two days remain until the US presidential election. It is day 373 of the war in Gaza, where more than 42,126 Palestinians have been killed.

In this episode:

• Hani Mahmoud, Al Jazeera Correspondent
• Dorsa Jabbari, (@DorsaJabbari) Al Jazeera Correspondent
• Imran Khan, (@ajimran) Al Jazeera Correspondent
• John Hendren, (@johnhendren) Al Jazeera Correspondent

This episode was produced and mixed by David Enders. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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