News Wrap: New Israeli attacks reportedly kill more than 40 Palestinians across Gaza

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• John Yang:

  Good evening, I'm John Yang. Despite international criticism, Israel is pressing ahead with its assault on Rafah. Medical personnel in Gaza said today that new Israeli attacks killed more than 40 Palestinians across Gaza.

  In Gaza City, a school being used as a shelter for displaced people was hit, children are among the dead. At the same time increased diplomatic activity is raising the prospect of restarting stalled talks aimed at a ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages.

  A Russian strike on a residential area of Kharkiv damaged a shopping center and killed at least two people. Russia and Ukraine are battling for control of territory along the border. Ukraine says it's taken back villages north of Kharkiv that Russia had captured in recent weeks. Russia claims it still controls at least one of those villages.

  Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has resumed his duties after undergoing a non-surgical procedure for a bladder related issue last night. During the two and a half hour treatment at Walter Reed Medical Center, he transferred his powers to the Deputy Secretary.

  On Monday, Austin is expected to take part in Memorial Day ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery as scheduled.

  And the TSA says it screened nearly 3 million passengers at airports on Friday ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. That's the most ever on a single day. The AAA estimates that nearly 44 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home between Thursday and Monday 38 million of them by car.

  Still come on PBS News Weekend exhausted troops fight to fend off Russian forces in eastern Ukraine. And the story of enemy Hwang, one of the first Asian American actresses in Hollywood.