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In this file photo, a member of the Proud Boys, right, stands in front of a counter protester as members of the Proud Boys and other right-wing demonstrators rally on Sept. 26, 2020. John Locher/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

A blast ripped through Al Ahli Arab hospital in war-torn Gaza late on Oct. 17, killing hundreds. This aerial view, taken a day later, shows the aftermath. Shadi Al-Tabatibi/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Questions still swirl around Al Ahli Arab Hospital blast in Gaza. Here's what we know

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Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder holds a press conference at the Pentagon on October 19, 2023 in Arlington, Va. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption

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President Biden used an Oval Office address to make the case that funding for Israel and Ukraine is in the national interest. Jonathan Ernst/Pool/Reuters via Getty Images hide caption

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The White House is asking for almost $106 billion for Israel, Ukraine and the border

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Thursday

Spectators wave Chinese flags as military vehicles carrying DF-41 ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, Oct. 1, 2019. The latest assessment from the defense department said China had increased its arsenal of operational nuclear warheads from the estimated 400 in 2021 to more than 500 as of May this year. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption

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A crowd of mostly Evangelical Christians waves U.S. and Israeli flags during the Christians United For Israel (CUFI) "Night to Honor Israel" event during the CUFI Summit 2023 on July 17, 2023, in Arlington, Va. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption

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This is how the Republican Party became so strongly pro-Israel

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President Biden is seen through the window of the Oval Office of the White House during his address to the nation on Thursday night. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

A view shows an area of Al Ahli Arab Hospital where hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast. The blast area was relatively small but occurred in a courtyard packed with Palestinian civilians. Mohammed Al-Masri/Reuters hide caption

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A woman reacts as people gather at the site of Al Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza on Wednesday in the aftermath of an overnight explosion there. AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Biden backs Israel over Gaza hospital blast and forges humanitarian aid deal

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A Russian Yars ballistic missile mounted on a mobile launcher during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Red Square in 2018. Russia has refrained from testing its nuclear weapons since the 1990s. Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP hide caption

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Russia is scrapping its ratification of a key nuclear test ban. Here's what that means

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Monday

People take part in a protest against U.S. immigration policies outside the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City on June 21, 2018. Pedro Pardo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. government agrees to settlement with migrant families separated at the border

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Friday

Israeli tanks are stationed near the border with Lebanon on Wednesday. A plurality of Americans say Israel's response to a deadly attack by Hamas has been about right. Ariel Schalit/AP hide caption

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Americans strongly support Israel, but there are generational and racial divides

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