The staggering suffering, death and destruction of six months of war since Hamas s October 7 attack has widened the gulf between Israelis and Palestinians, leaving both feeling that the prospect of peace is ever more elusive.
The staggering suffering, death and destruction of six months of war since Hamas's October 7 attack has widened the gulf between Israelis and Palestinians, leaving both feeling that the prospect of peace is ever more elusive. Israeli farmer Yarden Zemach, 38, said he felt safe when picking avocados with Palestinians on October 5 –- just two days before the attack. But ever since the violence that claimed his brother's life in the devastated Beeri kibbutz some four kilometers (2.5 miles) from the Gaza border fence, he views Gazans as a threat.
The staggering suffering, death and destruction of six months of war since Hamas's October 7 attack has widened the gulf between Israelis and Palestinians, leaving both feeling that the prospect of peace is ever more elusive.The bloodiest-ever Gaza war erupted with Hamas's October 7 attack, which resulted in the deaths of about 1,170 Israelis and foreigners, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on Israeli official figures.
Effi Hajaj has reopened his seafront stall in south Israel's Ashkelon, offering coffee and snacks to beach-goers who are back in what he called a "victory" after almost 100 days of war.And on the seafront, "people are going out again", Hajaj said.
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