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Israel’s intensified combat operations throughout Gaza come as Palestinian civilians are being pushed farther south to escape the fighting. (Image credit: Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel was already known for having lots of firearms. But since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, the Israeli government has moved to loosen gun restrictions and fast-track permits for civilians. (Image credit: Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images)

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Of the 177 environmental activists killed around the world last year, 60 were murdered in Colombia, says the advocacy group Global Witness. In most cases, no one is tried or convicted. (Image credit: Nathalia Angarita for NPR)

The district opposes the event, and some Jewish groups raised concerns about what they saw as bias.

Bahrain, a small Gulf monarchy, faces growing pressure from citizens to cut its recently established ties with Israel — a microcosm of the tensions spreading across the Mideast.