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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lorenzo Tondo and Quique Kierszenbaum in Tel Aviv. Photographs by Alessio Mamo

‘We always felt safer here’: Tel Aviv unmoved by Hezbollah missile attack

People playing with a football on the beach
People playing with a football on the beach of Tel Aviv. Photograph: Alessio Mamo/The Guardian

Air raid sirens blared in Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning as, for the first time, Hezbollah fired a surface-to-surface missile at the coastal city. A few minutes after the incident, beachgoers flooded the bustling promenade, playing beach volley, cycling and kite surfing.

“Was there an attack this morning?” asked Eyal Kadosh, 31, confused, while resting on a bench with a friend after their daily workout. “Well, I’m here, what should happen will happen anyway.”

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