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Israelis celebrate Passover in the shadow of warpublished at 16:43 BST16:43 BSTJoel GunterReporting from Jerusalem Image source, ReutersImage caption, A woman arranges flowers during a Passover Selder in an underground bomb shelter on Wednesday nightIsraelis are celebrating the first day of the Jewish Passover holiday today. Traditional Seder meals were shared last night between families. This is typically a moment of joy and celebration for Jewish Israelis.But as people prepared for Seder last night, there was a stark reminder that the country is very much at war — a war that it began, a little over a month ago.In the early evening, sirens rang out in the capital Tel Aviv, in Jerusalem and across central Israel, followed by a succession of loud booms.Iran had fired about 10 ballistic missiles at Israel just as the holiday began, the largest salvo since the war started. The booms were the sound of Israel’s Iron Dome system detonating the missiles high in the sky, and a few that got through to land in open ground.More than a dozen Israelis were wounded in the strikes, including children, some critically. At the same time, Israel was launching heavy strikes against Iranian infrastructure. And the Israeli army is fighting on a second front — an occupation of a large swath of southern Lebanon that it says it plans to continue beyond any end to direct hostilities.There is no real concrete plan for an end to this war, making this a muted Passover, with quieter streets, struggling businesses, and celebrations taking place very much under the shadow of war.

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