People walk outside the European hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on May 17, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the militant group Hamas. AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Fatma Hijazi holds the lifeless body of her 10-year-old child, Mustafa Hijazi, who died due to malnutrition and lack of medication in Deir al-Balah, Gaza. The photo is from June 14. Ashraf Amra/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption
An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish man wears handcuffs as he sits on a street during a protest against army recruitment in Jerusalem on June 2. Leo Correa/AP hide caption
A cloud of smoke billows during an Israeli army raid in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on June 6. The Israeli military said it was investigating an incident in which a wounded Palestinian man was strapped to an Israeli military jeep while forces carried out "counterterrorism operations" in Jenin on Saturday. Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A Palestinian boy watches his portion of food aid ahead of the upcoming Eid al-Adha holiday in Jerusalem, Saturday, June 15, 2024. Jehad Alshrafi/AP hide caption
Ahmad Jumaa, Fathi Jumaa's son, holds parrots from their zoo in Rafah. Anas Baba for NPR hide caption
Whether Biden or Trump wins in November will mean very different things for America's place in the world. Jim Watson/Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
What a second Biden or Trump presidency could mean for American allies and foes
Palestinians walk among the rubble after four hostages were rescued from Gaza in an Israeli rescue operation on Saturday. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield (center) votes during a U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at U.N. headquarters on Monday. The Security Council adopted a U.S.-drafted resolution supporting a cease-fire plan in Gaza. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A couple walks past the boarded windows at the U.S. consulate as police investigate the vandalism in Sydney on Monday. Rick Rycroft/AP hide caption
In this photo provided by U.S. Central Command, humanitarian aid arrives in Gaza, Saturday, June 8, 2024. AP/U.S. Central Command hide caption
This file image provided by U.S, Central Command, shows U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), U.S. Navy sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, and Israel Defense Forces placing the Trident Pier on the coast of Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024. AP/U.S. Central Command hide caption
This image, taken from Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip, shows smoke billowing in the Palestinian territory at sunset following Israeli bombardment on June 2. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Examining the state of Hamas on 3 fronts: troops, governance and narrative
The aftermath of an Israeli strike on a U.N. school compound in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, that killed more than 30 people, including children, according to a Gaza hospital director. Israel said it was targeting Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives hiding in two school classrooms. Anas Baba for NPR hide caption
A file photo of Minister of Diaspora Affairs of Israel Amichai Chikli from May 2024. He was taking part in the Spanish far-right wing party Vox's rally "Europa Viva 24" in Madrid. The New York Times reported that Chikli's ministry funded a covert online influence campaign targeting U.S. lawmakers over the war in Gaza. Chikli denied those reports. Oscar del Pozo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A man looks over the ledge at a bombed-out school in Khan Younis on May 24. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption
Displaced Palestinians inspect their tents destroyed by Israel's bombardment, adjunct to an UNRWA facility west of Rafah city, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Jehad Alshrafi/AP hide caption
Palestinians grieve relatives who were killed in an Israeli airstrike on an encampment for displaced people on Sunday, May 26, in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Gaza health officials say 35 people were killed in the strike. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption
Police use water cannon to disperse demonstrators during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, and calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, May 25, 2024. Ariel Schalit/AP/AP hide caption
President Biden greets supporters and volunteers during a campaign event at Mary Mac's Tea Room in Atlanta on May 18. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
In Georgia, Biden’s coalition has frayed since his narrow win in 2020
Displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip carry their belongings as they leave following an evacuation order by the Israeli military on May 6. -/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Presiding Judge Nawaf Salam reads the ruling of the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on Friday, May 24. The top United Nations court ruled on an urgent plea by South Africa for judges to order Israel to halt its military operations in Gaza and withdraw from the enclave. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption
Palestinians walk along Salah al-Din Road in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. NurPhoto/Getty Images hide caption
International Court of Justice President Joan Donoghue (center) and ICJ judges arrive at the court in The Hague prior to the verdict announcement in a genocide case against Israel, brought by South Africa, Jan. 26, 2024. The top U.N. court said Israel should do everything it could to prevent any acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip, in a highly anticipated ruling early this year. Remko de Waal/ANP/AFP via Getty Images hide caption