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Civilians go about their daily lives, walking their dogs and running errands.
Children play and ride their bicycles through the crowds of foreign press that have converged from all corners of the earth right in their backyards. Despite the presence of camera crews, it appears to be just another day. However, Sunday night's attack on Gilo from Beit Jala was the largest yet on the southern Jerusalem neighborhood, with gunfire raking five streets and damaging 16 buildings, and leaving residents far from calm. Fear, rage, and worry dominate the minds of most residents. Many feel the Israeli government has abandoned them.