Israelis Undergo Profound Shift to Embrace War
Israeli soldiers walk among portraits of those killed or kidnapped by Hamas militants at the Oct. 7 music festival near the Gaza border.
Photographer: Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images
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As the world recoils at the rising toll of deaths, injuries and homelessness in Gaza caused by Israel’s war, and responds with summits and cease-fire calls, Israelis are living a different reality in which defeating Hamas feels like an existential necessity.