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Israel's recent call for mass evacuation echoes catastrophic 1948 Palestinian exodus

By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press

Palestinians refer to it as the Nakba, or 'catastrophe' during the 1948 war surrounding Israel's creation. An estimated 700,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled from what is now Israel before and during the war.

U.S. says North Korea delivered 1,000 containers of equipment and munitions to Russia

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Speculation about a possible North Korean plan to refill Russia's munition stores drained in its protracted war with Ukraine flared last month, when North Korean leader traveled to Russia to meet Putin.

70 people, mostly women and children, killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza's fleeing convoys, Hamas says

By Isabel Debre, Edith M. Lederer, Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press

Hamas' media office says the cars were struck in three places as they headed south from Gaza City. It was not immediately clear who the target of the airstrikes was, or whether militants were among the passengers.

WATCH: War in the Holy Land: A PBS News Special Report

By Amna Nawaz, Geoff Bennett, Leila Molana-Allen, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz, Jorgen Samso

Co-anchored by PBS NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz from Israel and Geoff Bennett from the nation’s capital, the one hour primetime special covers the historic and devastating week of violence in Israel and Gaza.

Hamas posted video of mock attack on social media weeks before border breach

By Michael Biesecker, Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press

Less than a month before Hamas fighters blew through Israel’s high-tech “Iron Wall” and launched an attack that would leave more than 1,200 Israelis dead, they practiced in a very public dress rehearsal.

Ahead of Poland's national election, many who struggled against communism feel they are fighting for democracy again

By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

In recent years, Poland has seen democratic backsliding, following a path first taken by Hungary.

Live updates: What's happening on Day 7 of the Israel-Hamas war

By Associated Press

Israel’s military ordered hundreds of thousands of civilians living in Gaza City to evacuate Friday ahead of a feared Israel ground offensive.

Tens of thousands protest across Middle East against Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

By Isabel Debre, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Tens of thousands of Muslims demonstrated Friday across the Middle East in support of the Palestinians and against the intensifying Israeli bombardment of Gaza.

1 teacher dead, 2 people wounded in school stabbing attack in France

By John Leicester, Samuel Petrequin, Jeffrey Schaeffer, Associated Press

The French intelligence services said the suspect had been closely watched since the summer with tails and telephone surveillance and was stopped as recently as Thursday for a police check that found no wrongdoing.