Is doubling down on its assessment that israel was not responsible for the deadly explosion at a gaza hospital. Our Defense Department says its highly unlikely that it was israelis. Loo im not suggesting hamas deliberately did it, either. The president is urging israelis to avoid the mistakes after 9 11 that the u. S. Made that led to 20 years of war. Im sure those horrors have tapped into some kind of primal feeling in israel like it felt in the United States. Shock, pain, rage. I caution this, while you feel that rage, dont be consumed by it. After 9 11, we were enraged in the United States. While we sought justice and got justice, we also made mistakes. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell In Washington where a lot of news is breaking. House republicans are punting after two weeks of failed attempts to find a permanent replacement for ousted speaker Kevin Mccarthy. The new propoal is to give temporary speaker Patrick Mchenry the power until january to move legislation to the floor