Dubliner&s Tel Aviv diary: My wife squeezes my hand in the bunker as bombs explode

I am sitting in the crowded bomb shelter in the bowels of my apartment building in the heart of Tel Aviv. It is filled with a vague smell of damp, putrid air. It is 7:30pm.

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War with Iran sees Israelis put aside political differences and close ranks behind Benjamin Netanyahu

Israel&s military assault on Iran has united much of the nation after a period of bitter divisions over the war in Gaza, transforming the political landscape overnight as even prime minister ­Benjamin Netanyahu&s foes close ranks behind him.

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‘I may do it. I may not...nobody knows what I&m going to do& & Trump on US joining Iran war after Ayatollah refuses to ‘surrender&
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Russia warns US not to help Israeli militarily against Iran after warplanes bomb Tehran overnight
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Israeli tank fire kills 59 people in Gaza crowd trying to get food aid, medics say

Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get aid from trucks in Gaza yesterday, killing at least 59 people, according to medics, in one of the bloodiest incidents yet in mounting violence as desperate residents struggle for food.

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Israeli tank fire kills 51 people in Gaza crowd waiting for food trucks

Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get aid from trucks in the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 51 people, according to medics, in one of the bloodiest incidents yet in mounting violence as desperate residents struggle for food.

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