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Hamas attack death toll hits 1,100. Oil surges more than 3%. Asian stocks set to rise. Here’s what you need to know today.

The combined death toll from the Hamas attack on southern Israel has climbed to more than 1,100 as fighting heads into a third day. The US said it’s moving a six-vessel aircraft carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean and is augmenting its fighter aircraft squadrons in the region. Iranian security officials helped Hamas plan the attack in a series of meetings over months, the Wall Street Journal reported. Here’s Bloomberg Opinion on why the world must support Israel’s war against terror.