1948 during full-scale military operations against the Arab world, forcing 711,000 Palestinians to leave their homeland.

In 1967, Tel Aviv went on to occupy and later annex the West Bank and East al-Quds (Jerusalem), the promised capital of the future Palestinian state, in defiance of the international community’s refusal to recognize the annexation.

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It's the strongest typhoon since Haiyan devastated the Philippines in 2013

China on red alert as Meranti expected to make landfall there Thursday

Hong Kong (CNN) Hundreds of people have been evacuated in southern Taiwan and China has issued a red alert as the region braces for the impact of the strongest storm of the year.

Super Typhoon Meranti is barreling down on Taiwan, bringing wind speeds of up to 230 miles per hour (370 kph), faster than a Formula One race car, and torrential rains.

Schools and offices across the south of the island have closed and dozens of flights have been canceled, according to the official China News Agency.

Two people have been injured, and more than 260,000 households have