AP Blog: Under Attack, Daily Life in Israel

Associated Press Writer Aron Heller looks at day-to-day life in Israel, continuing even as Hezbollah rockets fly.

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Saturday, July 29, 6 p.m. local

HAMETZUDOT JUNCTION, Kiryat Shemona, Israel

At first sight, it seems like just another traffic accident, part of a national epidemic that has killed far more Israelis than all its wars, suicide bombings and rocket attacks combined.

A blue Volkswagen and a gray Honda are mangled after a devastating crash at the last main traffic junction in northern Israel before the Lebanese border. The air bags of both vehicles are slung over the steering wheels and glass and debris are spilled across the street. …