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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) \u2014 As Israel and Iran traded fire on Monday<\/span> in the most serious escalation since a shaky ceasefire in April,<\/span> war-weary Israelis fell back on familiar routines from the last round of war with a sense of resignation and apathy. In the morning, they ran for shelter as missile alerts blared. Afterward, some stayed home and while others ran errands or took their kids to the park, seeking to maintain some normalcy.<\/p>\n

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In Tel Aviv, Israel\u2019s commercial and cultural hub, the usually bustling streets were more subdued than normal, with fewer customers at shops and other businesses than regular weekdays. The muted atmosphere stood in contrast to the festive, rainbow-colored decorations that adorned the city ahead of its annual Pride parade,<\/span> scheduled for June 12.<\/p>\n

Hours earlier, missiles were launched from both Yemen and Iran toward Israel. They came after Israel over the weekend struck Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs, where it said Hezbollah, an ally of Tehran, had military infrastructure. <\/p>\n

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\u201cWe\u2019re not normalizing it,\u201d Liron Eldad, a mother of two, said of the conflict, as she joined other parents at a playground in Tel Aviv, next to a public bomb shelter. But, she said, \u201cwe can\u2019t just sit there and be bitter.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was an almost ordinary pattern after the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, triggered conflicts in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. The fighting, air raid sirens and disruptions to daily life have left many people in Israel weary and hopeless. <\/p>\n

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Eldad said she had lost faith in the country\u2019s leadership and is hoping for political change following elections in October. \u201cIt\u2019s clearly not working, what we\u2019re doing, and instead we\u2019re getting deeper and deeper into wars,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

Across Israel on Monday, schools were closed and hospitals paused all non-urgent procedures, moving some patients underground as Israeli air defense systems intercepted missiles overhead.<\/p>\n

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After Iran said it would halt offensive operations against Israel, those restrictions were lifted and school was set to resume on Tuesday. By Monday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also suggested that Israel\u2019s military raids had stopped, but said the country would respond \u201cwith force\u201d to any future Iranian attack.<\/p>\n

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