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A rocket has hit a sports complex filled with children playing soccer in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights region Saturday afternoon, on the same day that an Israeli strike in Gaza devastated a school building and killed dozens.

A new study says half a million people are now facing starvation, as all of the Gaza Strip is at high risk of famine. Aid groups say Israel needs to secure aid routes.

Some Minnesota voters seek to leverage uncommitted votes in the Democratic primary to protest the war in Gaza, similar to Michigan, hoping it will sway President Biden to change course on Gaza.

The school, where thousands were sheltering, was being used by displaced Palestinians and the deaths included several children. Israel's military said it was targeting a Hamas command center.

The health ministry says the death toll has surpassed 30,000 people — many of them women and children. But officials say the actual number is much higher.

NPR's Ari Shapiro and Greg Myre discuss Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's intentions for Gaza.

Since the start of the war, Gaza's only lifeline to the world has been its crossing with Egypt, where Egyptian truck drivers ferry needed aid to Gaza's besieged population on the other side.

The fighting in Gaza is down sharply. Israel has withdrawn most of its troops. Hamas has suffered heavy losses. Months of high-intensity battles have now given way to a low-intensity conflict.

The protest Tuesday came a day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces criticism at home and abroad, is scheduled to address a joint meeting of Congress.

Some people regard these protests as a kind of test for Chicago police, which has been under pressure in recent years to reform. How did they do on their first full day of the convention?

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with UNICEF's Ricardo Pires about the destruction of Gaza's education system and its effect on children there.

Dr. Mohammed Khaleel treated mostly children and young adults with blast injuries and bullet wounds. This is why students across the country are calling for a ceasefire.