(NATSOT)<br /> <br />Isarael says it's winding down its offensive in Gaza.<br /> <br />It says most of the so-called "terror tunnels" Hamas militants have used to launch attacks into Southern israel, are destroyed.<br /> <br />Even so, Israeli tanks are staying close to the border with Gaza, ready, says the military, to respond to any provocation.<br /> <br />(NATSOT)<br /> <br />But for now, the area is relatively quiet.<br /> <br />The shelling and rocket attacks from both sides over the past three weeks have eased...even though nothing has been resolved.<br /> <br />Residents of Tel Aviv, the frequent target of Hamas rockets, are using the lull in fighting as an opportunity to reflect on what - if anything - has been achieved.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) MICHELLE COSANZA-WEISS, TEL AVIV RESIDENT, SAYING:<br /> <br />"This operation is really taxing my soul. It's making me lose my humanity. I consider myself a liberal, but it's hard to stay very liberal when people are raining rockets on you every day, when you try to organise or
