Oriya Dahan, 11 poses for a portrait at Alon Sciences elementary school in Sderot, Israel on March 20, 2024.
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Oriya Dahan, 11 poses for a portrait at Alon Sciences elementary school in Sderot, Israel on March 20, 2024. / Maya Levin for NPR

Sderot, Israel, near the border with Gaza, was the biggest city attack by Hamas on October 7th. At the beginning of the war, Israel evacuated nearly everyone. Our correspondent visits Sderot and finds that people are returning.

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