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His daughter was killed by a missile. His neighbours sang about it
Minutes after their deaths, a video emerged online. It showed the Iranian missiles streaking through the sky overhead. As they descend on Tamra, a voice can be heard shouting, in Hebrew: "On the village, on the village." Here - as is the case with many Arab-majority communities in Israel - there are no public bomb shelters for its 38,000 residents. For comparison, the nearby Jewish-majority town Karmiel, population 55,000, has 126 public shelters.
︎Tamra, northern Israel
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'They're weak': Israelis back conflict with Iran in neighbourhood struck by missile
Bat Yam, just south of Tel Aviv, has long been a stronghold of support for Israel's right-wing governing coalition. In the early hours of Sunday morning, an Iranian missile struck a 10-storey block of flats here, killing at least eight people and trapping dozens more under thick layers of rubble. Despite the severe damage, locals strongly back Israel's attack on Iran.
︎Bat Yam, central Israel
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It's become a game for Israel': Gaza City residents fear takeover plans
Residents of Gaza City have told the BBC they are living in fear after the Israeli government announced plans to takeover the territory's largest city. "We are peaceful civilians. We have nothing to do with what is happening. Netanyahu knows that," said resident Abu Mohammad. "All this pressure is on us, not on Hamas. The movement's leaders and their families are abroad. They're not here among us."
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'Very, very toxic': The risk of asbestos in Gaza's rubble
Israel's destructive military campaign in Gaza has released a silent killer: asbestos. The mineral, once widely-used in building materials, releases toxic fibres into the air when disturbed that can cling to the lungs and - over decades - cause cancer. In Gaza, it is found primarily in asbestos roofing used across the territory's eight urban refugee camps, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
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'The mood is changing': Israeli anger grows at conduct of war
As Israel's war in Gaza enters a new, violent phase, a growing number of voices within the country are speaking out against it - and how it's being fought. Yair Golan, a left-wing politician and former deputy commander of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), sparked outrage on Monday when he said: "A sane state does not wage war against civilians, does not kill babies as a hobby, and does not set itself the goal of depopulating the population.”
︎Jerusalem
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