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OS Conversations on Israel and Gaza

13/10/2023 GMT

Israel and Gaza

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Israelis and Palestinians share their stories

Israelis and Palestinians share their stories.

This is an historical conflict with decades of bloodshed but the unprecedented violence of the past week has thrown the crisis into unknown territory.

It was triggered by the Islamist militant group Hamas – which is designated a terror organisation by many Western governments – breaking through the barrier between Israel and Gaza and launching a range of surprise attacks. Israel immediately announced it was at war and made threats to destroy Hamas; firing rocket attacks into Gaza.

Hundreds have been killed; thousands have been injured; hostages were taken and tens of thousands have been displaced. Many lives have been shattered.

We have been bringing people together, to share what they experienced.

Three Israelis discuss when Hamas gunman began attacking families in their community.

Liel Fischbein was visiting his family in Kibbutz Be’eri at the time of the Hamas attack. “My best friend is dead, he was murdered. And my sister is missing, and everything is very hard,” he told us.

In Gaza, there is destruction and chaos. Many buildings were flattened, followed by warnings for the safety of the population.

Three people living in Gaza discuss the Israeli attacks. Batool had to leave our conversation after receiving a warning to leave her location.

“You can’t say that there is a safe place in Gaza because we left the neighbourhood and we came to another place where they also bombed the houses in the street,” she said.

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