٠٠:٠٢:١٣Tel Aviv residents expressed relief and frustration at the news of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine on Friday, a day after the ceasefire was agreed with the mediation of Egypt.
"The ceasefire is desirable. People can go back to their routine. I trust the government and what they do. We hope it will be ok," said Sigal, a local resident.
"Our wish is that we will hit them hard, that once and for all we will show them what deterrence is, to warn them," added Sigal.
Residents said that they "trust the government and what they do" but complained that a tougher stance was required to prevent another escalation in tensions.
"I think we should have gone all the way, this time to eliminate them and to finish with it because it will come back in few months and everybody knows it. It is a shame that it was stopped. I'm sorry that it was stopped because nothing was achieved," said Dilka, a local resident.
Events began to escalate nearly a fortnight ago after repeated clashes between worshippers at the al-Aqsa compound and Israeli police during Ramadan, as well as over the planned eviction of Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Jerusalem, before spiralling into a deadly exchange of fire between Gaza and Israel.
The hostilities lasted for 11 days and led to 232 fatalities on the Palestinian side and 12 on the Israeli side, according to the respective authorities.
Israel: Tel Aviv residents react to announcement of ceasefire
Tel Aviv residents expressed relief and frustration at the news of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine on Friday, a day after the ceasefire was agreed with the mediation of Egypt.
"The ceasefire is desirable. People can go back to their routine. I trust the government and what they do. We hope it will be ok," said Sigal, a local resident.
"Our wish is that we will hit them hard, that once and for all we will show them what deterrence is, to warn them," added Sigal.
Residents said that they "trust the government and what they do" but complained that a tougher stance was required to prevent another escalation in tensions.
"I think we should have gone all the way, this time to eliminate them and to finish with it because it will come back in few months and everybody knows it. It is a shame that it was stopped. I'm sorry that it was stopped because nothing was achieved," said Dilka, a local resident.
Events began to escalate nearly a fortnight ago after repeated clashes between worshippers at the al-Aqsa compound and Israeli police during Ramadan, as well as over the planned eviction of Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Jerusalem, before spiralling into a deadly exchange of fire between Gaza and Israel.
The hostilities lasted for 11 days and led to 232 fatalities on the Palestinian side and 12 on the Israeli side, according to the respective authorities.
Tel Aviv residents expressed relief and frustration at the news of a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine on Friday, a day after the ceasefire was agreed with the mediation of Egypt.
"The ceasefire is desirable. People can go back to their routine. I trust the government and what they do. We hope it will be ok," said Sigal, a local resident.
"Our wish is that we will hit them hard, that once and for all we will show them what deterrence is, to warn them," added Sigal.
Residents said that they "trust the government and what they do" but complained that a tougher stance was required to prevent another escalation in tensions.
"I think we should have gone all the way, this time to eliminate them and to finish with it because it will come back in few months and everybody knows it. It is a shame that it was stopped. I'm sorry that it was stopped because nothing was achieved," said Dilka, a local resident.
Events began to escalate nearly a fortnight ago after repeated clashes between worshippers at the al-Aqsa compound and Israeli police during Ramadan, as well as over the planned eviction of Palestinian families from the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of Jerusalem, before spiralling into a deadly exchange of fire between Gaza and Israel.
The hostilities lasted for 11 days and led to 232 fatalities on the Palestinian side and 12 on the Israeli side, according to the respective authorities.