George Matayev, a hairdresser, said, “If there is a cease-fire now, we will get to the point where we will have to leave [Israel], let alone Sderot.”
Ilan Sinai, a mechanic, said he was sorry for the soldiers who were dying, and even for the Palestinian civilians on the other side. But he added, “This is the first time that the children in Sderot are not the soldiers, hiding from the [rockets].” [via NYT]
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• Israeli basketball team flees court in Turkey.
• Israeli strike kills 40 in UN-run school.
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