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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Cara Anna

Israelis scarred by Oct. 7 struggle to see Gaza as anything other than a threat

Mideast Wars Gaza View from Israel - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

One by one, Israelis peered through the tourist-style binoculars at the shattered Gaza town of Beit Hanoun, a distance of several football fields away, where buildings tilted in the rubble like broken teeth. The only noticeable movement was dust kicked up by Israel’s military.

The Israelis squinted for a few moments and gestured others over. The lookout is a rare place where they can confront the Palestinian territory firsthand, and some celebrate its devastation.

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