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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.
Newly sworn-in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the first cabinet meeting of his new government in Jerusalem, on December 29, 2022. Netanyahu was sworn in as prime minister after a stint in opposition, heading what analysts call the most right-wing government in the country's history