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Isarael says it's winding down its offensive in Gaza.
It says most of the so-called "terror tunnels" Hamas militants have used to launch attacks into Southern israel, are destroyed.
Even so, Israeli tanks are staying close to the border with Gaza, ready, says the military, to respond to any provocation.
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But for now, the area is relatively quiet.
The shelling and rocket attacks from both sides over the past three weeks have eased...even though nothing has been resolved.
Residents of Tel Aviv, the frequent target of Hamas rockets, are using the lull in fighting as an opportunity to reflect on what - if anything - has been achieved.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) MICHELLE COSANZA-WEISS, TEL AVIV RESIDENT, SAYING:
"This operation is really taxing my soul. It's making me lose my humanity. I consider myself a liberal, but it's hard to stay very liberal when people are raining rockets on you every day, when you try to organise or
