Here is a look at what photojournalists on the ground documented this past week:
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Israeli demonstrators hold an anti-war protest in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Feb. 27, with signs that say 30,000 to signify the number of people killed in Gaza since Oct. 7.
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An Israeli solider mourns over the grave of Sergeant Oz Daniel during his funeral in Kfar Saba, Israel, on Monday, Feb. 26.
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Israeli soldiers take part in an urban warfare drill at a factory that was damaged during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas gunmen on the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border on Thursday, Feb. 29.
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Jordanian Air Force personnel prepare to airdrop pallets of aid over Gaza from a C-130 aircraft flying about 10,000 meters over Gaza.
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Israeli soldiers carry the casket of Sergeant Oz Daniel during his funeral in Kfar Saba, Israel, on Monday, Feb. 26.
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Palestinians walk through the destruction from an Israeli offensive in the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza on Thursday, Feb. 29.
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Pallets of aid await to be loaded into a Jordanian Air Force C-130 aircraft Thursday, Feb. 29, in Zarqa, Jordan, before an airdrop mission over Gaza.
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Palestinian men collect wood near a building destroyed in Israeli strikes in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, on Monday, Feb. 26.
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People gather at Israel's Nitzana border crossing with Egypt in southern Israel on Tuesday, Feb. 27, protesting the delivery of aid to Gaza until all of the hostages held by Hamas are released. Israel inspects international aid bound for Gaza before it is delivered into the territory.
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Palestinians attend Friday noon prayers on Friday, March 1, in front of the ruins of the al-Faruq mosque, which wass destroyed in Israeli strikes on Rafah, in southern Gaza.
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Between the uptick in settler violence and the war in Gaza, Palestinians are dealing with multiple mental health stressors. NPR traveled with a medical team to one of the enclave's most vulnerable communities, a Bedouin tribe. A Palestinian mobile medical clinic at work in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, Feb. 28.
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People walk by torn up images of Gaza, originally set up by Israeli demonstrators who held an anti-war protest on Tuesday, Feb. 27, in Tel Aviv.
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A man cycles as another sits next to graffiti on a wall in the Israeli town of Kfar Saba on Tuesday, Feb. 27.
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A man stands next to barbed wire near a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah on Wednesday, Feb. 28.
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Children sit in a destroyed car in Rafah on Wednesday, Feb. 28.
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At Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, a woman sits among people who were injured when they rushed toward aid trucks in Gaza City on Thursday, Feb. 29.
If asked “What plant best symbolizes the winter season?”, most people might say “Christmas trees”, but a fair number might instead suggest holly. Several species of holly are native to North America. Most are evergreen, have thick, somewhat shiny leaves that are resistant to colder climates, and are bordered and tipped with sharp points that protect the leaves from winter plant “munchers”, and in winter bear small red fruits that add to their winter holiday appeal. The fruits are eaten by many bird species and the seeds inside the fruits are deposited with a bit of fertilizer to begin growth in the spring. Some holly species grow into large trees.
A FEMA grant of more than $11 million has been granted Naples for the reconstruction of the iconic and popular city pier.The funds, $11,401,144.20, were announced Friday afternoon by Congressman Byron Donalds.
The Trump administration argues that providing real-time American Sign Language interpretation for events like White House press briefings would intrude on the president's control over his public image. This stance is part of a lawsuit filed by the National Association for the Deaf, which claims the lack of ASL interpretation denies deaf Americans access to important communications. The Justice Department suggests alternatives like online transcripts and closed captioning provide what's needed. A federal judge recently ordered the White House to provide the interpreting, but the administration has appealed.
Florida's Office of Statewide Prosecution secured the conviction of Ivan Gutierrez Miranda for stealing and reselling trailers meant for recovering hurricane victims who lost and were rebuilding their homes. Miranda was found guilty of a RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) violation, Conspiracy to Commit RICO, Organized Scheme to Defraud, and five counts of Dealing in Stolen Property.
Exceptional drought is erased from the Panhandle after days of rain, but the rains that fell across South Florida didn't do much, and a moderate drought now inches closer to parts of Metro South Florida
