Amid suffering, humanity shines through in Israel-Palestine conflict

A Singaporean journalist gets a peek into how the war has affected Israeli and Palestinian civilians and how they have responded.

A man walking through a checkpoint guarded by Israeli soldiers in the Jerusalem Old City on March 20, 2024. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO
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Walking the streets of downtown Jerusalem, as one of the bloodiest chapters in the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict plays out, the first thing that strikes you is the constant refrain, “Bring them home”.

Printed on shop windows, banners draped over building facades and posters across the city centre, those three words are often accompanied by the names and faces of the more than 130 hostages that Israel believes are still being held captive in Gaza.

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