Moti Avraham

Boys carry their surfboards ashore on a Tel Aviv beach after their lesson was cancelled following a rocket from Gaza that was intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome defense system.

While the conflict in Gaza flares, Tel Aviv remains ‘in a bubble’

Conflict & Justice

In the last decade, Tel Aviv has been spared much of the rockets and sirens that are common for Israelis in the south and north. It escaped the worst violence of the second intifada last decade as well. But in recent days the bubble has been challenged by Hamas’ upgraded arsenal.In the last decade, Tel Aviv has been spared much of the rockets and sirens that are common for Israelis in the south and north. It escaped the worst violence of the second intifada last decade as well. But in recent days the bubble has been challenged by Hamas’ upgraded arsenal.

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