Tensions have quickly escalated in Gaza following the recent collapse of peace talks and the subsequent kidnappings and murders of Israeli and Palestinian teens, with Israeli citizens now threatened by daily rocket fire from Hamas while Gaza residents endure the Israeli military’s devastating airstrikes. Here is a primer to help you understand the latest conflict in the region:
Palestinian neighborhood/future Israeli neighborhood
Beautiful mural of three guys who blew up a bus
Vast archives of past ceasefire agreements
Hamas rocket platform and elementary school
Territorially ambiguous pile of rubble
Defensive layer of air put in place to protect Palestine
Location where 65 consecutive years of violence recently broke out
Angry, unemployed youth getting martyrdom pitch
Tiny new settlements budding in rich West Bank soil
Nonrefundable tour group just plowing ahead with this trip
Best place to shout “Why?” into the smoke-filled sky
Starcrossed Israeli-Palestinian lovers stealing a fleeting, tender kiss in the night
2296 Armistice lines
