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As the war in Gaza rages on, Palestinian Israelis in hospitals, classrooms and tech offices still feel they must stay silent to stay employed. Some say it's a burden that quietly takes a toll on their mental health

At a hospital in central Israel, Ibtisam, a 27-year-old nurse from Deir Hanna, an Arab town in northern Israel, moves quickly between patients' rooms and the nurses' station, careful to avoid conversations about the war in Gaza.