Thousands are being evacuated from the shelling, the bombing and the gunshots.

数千人已经从枪林弹雨的战场中被疏散撤离。

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But the war seems more distant, the bombing and shelling an occasional interruption rather than a constant thump, gripping the stomach in a permanent spasm of fear.

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Israeli bombing and shelling.

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But government shelling and aerial bombing, countered by relentless guerrilla attacks, continue across large swathes of the country.

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