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This close-up of the Verona astrolabe shows Arabic and Hebrew markings. Federica Gigante hide caption

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This medieval astrolabe has both Arabic and Hebrew markings. Here's what it means

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Palestinian journalists stage a protest to draw attention to Palestinian members of the media killed while covering the war in the Gaza Strip on Jan. 15, in Rafah, Gaza. Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images hide caption

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Open Arms members carry humanitarian aid for Gaza in a joint mission between NGOs Open Arms and World Central Kitchen at a port of Larnaca, Cyprus, March 9. Santi Palacios/Open Arms-World Central Kitchen/Handout via Reuters hide caption

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An aid ship is en route to Gaza, in a test of a sea corridor for the war-torn enclave

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A large sign calling for a cease-fire in Gaza hangs from a building in Dublin on Feb. 12. Paulo Nunes dos Santos for NPR hide caption

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Why Ireland is one of the most pro-Palestinian nations in the world

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Displaced Palestinians gather to receive food donated by a charity before an iftar meal, the breaking of fast, on the second day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

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With aid headed to Gaza, risks remain to getting food to its starving population

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Chaim Otmazgin, 50, poses for a portrait in his home in Petah Tikvah, Israel on Jan. 21. Otmazgin is a reserve soldier and a Zaka volunteer that was on scene of the attacks on October 7th and the following days. Maya Levin for NPR hide caption

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Trucks carrying humanitarian aid make their way along a street in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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This Maryland senator says a law could allow Biden to push for more aid in Gaza

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Children react during the funeral of the Faojo family, killed in an Israel strike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Nov. 11, 2023. Roughly 600,000 children are sheltering in Rafah, where a spiraling humanitarian crisis is playing out due to the war between Israel and Hamas. Said Khatib/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. President Bill Clinton presides over the 1993 peace accords signed at the White House by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (left) and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat. The aim was a negotiated deal ending decades of conflict between the two sides. But no agreement was reached. Today there's talk about recognizing a Palestinian state first and then negotiating the details afterward. Ron Edmonds/AP hide caption

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A radical Mideast proposal: What if the U.S. recognized a Palestinian state now?

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Ibrahim Abu Hani, head baker and co-owner of Batool Cakes, a family business in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip. Anas Baba for NPR hide caption

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A Surprising Sight in War: A Bakery

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Demonstrators near Beit Shemesh, Israel, carry stretchers representing each of the 134 Israelis still being held by Hamas on March 1. Amid fraught negotiations over conditions for a cease-fire, the families of the hostages held a four-day march from areas attacked on Oct. 7 in southern Israel to Jerusalem. Tamir Kalifa for NPR hide caption

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Port staffers prepare aid on a platform near to the docked ship belonging to the Open Arms aid group, as it prepares to ferry some 200 tonnes of rice and flour directly to Gaza, at the port in Larnaca, Cyprus, on Sunday, March 10, 2024. Petros Karadjias/AP hide caption

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Displaced Palestinians in Rafah decorate their tent in preparation for the holy month of Ramadan. The holiday begins as the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dire. For many Muslim Americans, the situation in Gaza is infusing the holiday with a different meaning this year. Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images hide caption

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Ramadan In A Time Of War

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Palestinian children carry banners during a march demanding an end to the war and an end to the famine that citizens suffer from due to the war on Wednesday, March 6, in Rafah, Gaza. Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images hide caption

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People walk next to the Dome of Rock Mosque at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday. Mahmoud Illean/AP hide caption

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Ramadan begins without a cease-fire; 'Oppenheimer' sweeps the Oscars

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Pro-Palestinian supporters wave flags and carry placards during a march in central Stockholm last month in which demonstrators demanded Israel be excluded from the Eurovision Song Contest. Fredrik Persson/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign rally Saturday, March 9, 2024, at Pullman Yards in Atlanta. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption

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Carmit Palty Katzir prepares to speak at a weekly rally in Tel Aviv, Israel, calling for the immediate release of the hostages being held in Gaza, Feb. 17. Tamir Kalifa for NPR hide caption

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