War in the Holy Land: perspective from Israelis in Illinois
People pass by a wall with photos of about 240 hostages who were abducted during the Oct. 7, Hamas attack on Israel. in Jerusalem on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that the military would have to retain open-ended security control over the Gaza Strip long after the war against Hamas ends. The remarks Tuesday came as Israel’s military said its troops had entered Gaza’s second-largest city in its its pursuit to wipe out the territory’s Hamas rulers. The war has killed more than 16,000 Palestinians and displaced over three-fourths of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents. Israel says it targets Hamas operatives and blames civilian casualties on the militants, accusing them of operating in residential neighborhoods. - Associated Press, December 5, 2023
Two Israelis who are Champaign-Urbana residents share perspectives about two months of war in the Middle East.
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Yarden Ashur
Psychology Graduate Student, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Stav Ashur
Computer Science Student, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign