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Israeli Iron Dome air defense system launches to intercept missiles fired from Iran, in central Israel this past weekend. Tomer Neuberg/AP hide caption

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Iran's attack on Israel is a major escalation. What comes next for the region?

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Israeli Iron Dome air defense system launches to intercept missiles fired from Iran, in central Israel, Sunday, April 14, 2024. Tomer Neuberg/AP hide caption

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The United Nations Security Council holds a meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including Iran's recent attack against Israel, at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Sunday. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, seen here on Capitol Hill on April 10, said Saturday that he will "continue to engage with the White House to insist upon a proper response" following Iran's attack on Israel. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption

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Israeli Iron Dome air defense systems launch to intercept missiles fired from Iran, in central Israel on Sunday. Tomer Neuberg/AP hide caption

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This image made from a video provided to The Associated Press by a Mideast defense official shows a helicopter raid targeting a vessel near the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday. AP hide caption

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Palestinians walk through the destruction from the Israeli offensive in Jabaliya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip earlier this year. Mahmoud Essa/AP hide caption

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Is Israel perpetuating a cycle of radicalization rather than ending it?

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Emergency and security personnel extinguish a fire at the site of strikes that hit a building annexed to the Iranian embassy in Syria's capital Damascus on April 1. Iran blames Israel for the attack. Louai Beshara/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Pastry maker Rafe' Rummaneh, shown here in his home outside Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on April 9, is only making a few treats for friends this Eid. Catie Dull/NPR hide caption

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Palestinians visit the graves of relatives killed in the war between Israel and Hamas. The cemetery is in the central Gaza town of Deir al-Balah. Wednesday marked the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, but it was a somber day throughout Gaza. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption

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With little fanfare, Gaza war enters a new stage, from high to low intensity

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Israelis are returning to Sderot, the biggest city attacked by Hamas

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Sally Zeita, 3, stands beside her mother Amani as she prepares a Ramadan dessert at their home in the village Ein 'Arik in the occupied West Bank on March 24. Tamir Kalifa for NPR hide caption

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Palestinians returning to Khan Younis to survey the damage to their homes after Israeli forces withdrew from the city following a four-month battle with Hamas there. Anas Baba hide caption

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A first glimpse of Khan Younis, a Gaza city now lying in ruins

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Palestinian women pray outside the Dome of the Rock in East Jerusalem during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, on April 3. Samar Hazboun for NPR hide caption

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A Palestinian is carrying boxes of aid distributed before the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on Monday. Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

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Palestinian citizens of Israel hold an anti-war protest in the town of Deir Hanna, Israel, on March 30. Maya Levin for NPR hide caption

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Israel's Palestinian citizens grow louder in protesting the Gaza war

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Aviva Siegel in Tel Aviv on April 4, 2024. NPR hide caption

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