Fears grow over blasts near Gaza hospitals. Trump maintains a commanding lead in Iowa. Plus, Halloween weekend celebrations across several states end in mass shootings. Hostage negotiations stall over Hamas demand for fuel deliveries to Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of a long and difficult war ahead over the weekend and said that the conflict had entered its “second stage,” after ground troops entered Gaza in an expansion of fighting. Israel’s military will “continue and intensify” its ground operation in Gaza where its forces are making “gradual progress,” a spokesperson told a news conference today. Daniel Hagari said...