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ASHDOD, Israel — As residents of northern Gaza scrambled for safety amid bombs and the threat of a possible ground invasion, across Israel the start of a Jewish Sabbath was marked by high tensions, sirens and rockets. In Ashdod, about 40 miles from the Gaza border and a frequent target of Hamas rockets, warnings of a possible air attack sounded Friday night, alerting people to get to a shelter.
' 'After what they’ve done to us, you can’t feel sorry for them' Earlier in the day, in Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv, Noy Fliker, 27, who has a brother serving with the Israeli military in southern Israel and a close family friend, Omer Shemtov, 20, who was taken hostage by Hamas at the festival where at least 260 people were killed on Saturday, said she was 'very worried' — for her brother, for her friend and for herself.
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