Tension And Normalcy Amidst Rising Conflict In Middle East

A passenger whose flight was cancelled, sleeps at the departure terminal ground of Rafik Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Turkey and Japan became the latest countries to urge their citizens to leave Lebanon amid rising tensions with Israel following last week's airstrike in Beirut that killed a top Hezbollah military commander. Fears of an escalation in the simmering conflict between Hezbollah and Israel have prompted some airlines to cancel flights to Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Passengers whose flights were cancelled, sit at the departure terminal ground of Rafik Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Turkey and Japan became the latest countries to urge their citizens to leave Lebanon amid rising tensions with Israel following last week's airstrike in Beirut that killed a top Hezbollah military commander. Fears of an escalation in the simmering conflict between Hezbollah and Israel have prompted some airlines to cancel flights to Lebanon. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

A man smokes at a beach cafe in Haifa, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. Israel and Lebanon are the closest they have been to a full-fledged war after nearly 10 months of low-intensity cross-border exchanges. People on both sides of the border are girding for an escalation after the killings of two militant leaders in Beirut and Tehran, as worry and fatigue over a conflict with no end in sight sets in. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

A member of the medical staff at Rambam Hospital prepares a bed in an underground parking garage in preparation for an escalation in hostilities, in Haifa, Israel, on Aug. 1, 2024. Israel and Lebanon are the closest they have been to a full-fledged war after nearly 10 months of low-intensity cross-border exchanges. People on both sides of the border are girding for an escalation after the killings of two militant leaders in Beirut and Tehran, as worry and fatigue over a conflict with no end in sight sets in. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg, File)

People learn to surf in the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. In Tel Aviv, cafes hum with patrons and umbrellas sprout across crowded beaches. Such scenes may seem surreal in a region teetering on the edge of all-out war — and beneath the surface there is plenty of fear and anxiety. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

People sit in a bar-cafe overlooking the Mediterranean Sea at the old port of Jaffa, a mixed Jewish-Arab part of Tel Aviv, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. In Tel Aviv, cafes hum with patrons and umbrellas sprout across crowded beaches. Such scenes may seem surreal in a region teetering on the edge of all-out war — and beneath the surface there is plenty of fear and anxiety. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

A swimmer jumps into the sea in Acre, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. Israel and Lebanon are the closest they have been to a full-fledged war after nearly 10 months of low-intensity cross-border exchanges. People on both sides of the border are girding for an escalation after the killings of two militant leaders in Beirut and Tehran, as worry and fatigue over a conflict with no end in sight sets in. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

A general view of the port city of Haifa, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. Israel and Lebanon are the closest they have been to a full-fledged war after nearly 10 months of low-intensity cross-border exchanges. People on both sides of the border are girding for an escalation after the killings of two militant leaders in Beirut and Tehran, as worry and fatigue over a conflict with no end in sight sets in. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Vendors sell fruit and vegetables in a market in Haifa, Israel, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. Israel and Lebanon are the closest they have been to a full-fledged war after nearly 10 months of low-intensity cross-border exchanges. People on both sides of the border are girding for an escalation after the killings of two militant leaders in Beirut and Tehran, as worry and fatigue over a conflict with no end in sight sets in. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

A person uses his mobile phone as he sits in a bar-cafe overlooking the Mediterranean Sea at the old port of Jaffa, a mixed Jewish-Arab part of Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. In Tel Aviv, cafes hum with patrons and umbrellas sprout across crowded beaches. Such scenes may seem surreal in a region teetering on the edge of all-out war — and beneath the surface there is plenty of fear and anxiety. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

A man rests on the beach in Haifa, Israel, Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024. Israel and Lebanon are the closest they have been to a full-fledged war after nearly 10 months of low-intensity cross-border exchanges. People on both sides of the border are girding for an escalation after the killings of two militant leaders in Beirut and Tehran, as worry and fatigue over a conflict with no end in sight sets in. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Shops open in Beirut and cafes busy in Tel Aviv despite looming war threat.

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