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| Jewish man in Birmingham hopes for peace in former homeland | Jewish man in Birmingham hopes for peace in former homeland |
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| Israel has carried out heavy bombing across Gaza since the Hamas attacks on 7 October with militants continuing to fire rockets targeting Israel | Israel has carried out heavy bombing across Gaza since the Hamas attacks on 7 October with militants continuing to fire rockets targeting Israel |
| Israel has carried out heavy bombing across Gaza since the Hamas attacks on 7 October with militants continuing to fire rockets targeting Israel | |
| An Israeli man living in Birmingham hopes peace can be restored to the region "but it will take courage". | An Israeli man living in Birmingham hopes peace can be restored to the region "but it will take courage". |
| Jack, not his real name, said he knew the attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on 7 October was "different" and many people would die. | Jack, not his real name, said he knew the attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on 7 October was "different" and many people would die. |
| He said he has many "peace loving friends" caught up in the situation and hoped for some sort of resolution. | He said he has many "peace loving friends" caught up in the situation and hoped for some sort of resolution. |
| "I empathise with the civilians in Gaza and the West Bank, who are caught up in this," he told the BBC. | "I empathise with the civilians in Gaza and the West Bank, who are caught up in this," he told the BBC. |
| "But of course as a Jew, when I heard what happens in the area around Gaza, my heart broke." | "But of course as a Jew, when I heard what happens in the area around Gaza, my heart broke." |
| The attack by Hamas, which is recognised as a terrorist organisation by the UK government, resulted in the deaths of 1,300 people in Israel and many people were taken hostage. | The attack by Hamas, which is recognised as a terrorist organisation by the UK government, resulted in the deaths of 1,300 people in Israel and many people were taken hostage. |
| Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila said on Wednesday the number killed in Gaza since Israel began its airstrikes 11 days ago had risen to 3,300, with a further 13,000 injured. | Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila said on Wednesday the number killed in Gaza since Israel began its airstrikes 11 days ago had risen to 3,300, with a further 13,000 injured. |
| On Tuesday, a Palestinian doctor living in Walsall told BBC News he has lost three relatives including a baby in bombardments in Gaza, and said other relatives there were "not sure whether [they're] going to live tomorrow or not." | On Tuesday, a Palestinian doctor living in Walsall told BBC News he has lost three relatives including a baby in bombardments in Gaza, and said other relatives there were "not sure whether [they're] going to live tomorrow or not." |
| Jack continued: "When people said a few people have been killed [on 7 October], I understood the number would be many hundreds if not thousands. I fear my feeling was right. | Jack continued: "When people said a few people have been killed [on 7 October], I understood the number would be many hundreds if not thousands. I fear my feeling was right. |
| "Many of my friends are like me - peace loving people. | "Many of my friends are like me - peace loving people. |
| "Israel until that day was very divided, but everybody understands that this is going to be a battle of life and death and they have united because they all have one target in their minds - survival - and for that all differences have been thrown overboard." | "Israel until that day was very divided, but everybody understands that this is going to be a battle of life and death and they have united because they all have one target in their minds - survival - and for that all differences have been thrown overboard." |
| More on Israel-Gaza war | More on Israel-Gaza war |
| Follow live: Latest updates | Follow live: Latest updates |
| Follow live: Latest updates | |
| Explained: What's going on in Gaza and Israel, and why now? | Explained: What's going on in Gaza and Israel, and why now? |
| Explained: What's going on in Gaza and Israel, and why now? | |
| History behind the story: The Israel-Palestinian conflict | History behind the story: The Israel-Palestinian conflict |
| History behind the story: The Israel-Palestinian conflict | |
| Hamas attack: Family seeks answers after live-stream horror | Hamas attack: Family seeks answers after live-stream horror |
| Hamas attack: Family seeks answers after live-stream horror | |
| From Gaza: BBC reporter flees Israel bomb warning | From Gaza: BBC reporter flees Israel bomb warning |
| From Gaza: BBC reporter flees Israel bomb warning | |
| Life was "very tough" for the ordinary Gazan citizens, he said. | Life was "very tough" for the ordinary Gazan citizens, he said. |
| "If you ask me if I would like to live there then I say, 'No'," he said. | "If you ask me if I would like to live there then I say, 'No'," he said. |
| "I believe that Gaza, with the right government, that area could be a much better place than it is." | "I believe that Gaza, with the right government, that area could be a much better place than it is." |
| When he lived and worked in Israel, he said he dealt with Arab customers in the West Bank and had good relations with them. | When he lived and worked in Israel, he said he dealt with Arab customers in the West Bank and had good relations with them. |
| Many Palestinians have been fleeing to southern Gaza to escape bombing by Israel | Many Palestinians have been fleeing to southern Gaza to escape bombing by Israel |
| Many Palestinians have been fleeing to southern Gaza to escape bombing by Israel | |
| "I believe Israelis when they say, 'We have no issues with the civilian Palestinians'," he added. | "I believe Israelis when they say, 'We have no issues with the civilian Palestinians'," he added. |
| "I believe just as Israel has made peace accords with Dubai or United Arab Emirates, Bahrain or Morocco it could also have been with the Palestinians, but it needs courage." | "I believe just as Israel has made peace accords with Dubai or United Arab Emirates, Bahrain or Morocco it could also have been with the Palestinians, but it needs courage." |
| Being a Jewish man living in Birmingham now, he said he felt very sad for his friends in Israel and the civilians in Gaza. | Being a Jewish man living in Birmingham now, he said he felt very sad for his friends in Israel and the civilians in Gaza. |
| "What I would like to see is the people of Gaza can live in peace with their neighbours," he added. | "What I would like to see is the people of Gaza can live in peace with their neighbours," he added. |
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| Israel-Gaza war | Israel-Gaza war |
| Birmingham | Birmingham |