When we stop in central Tel Aviv to buy SIM cards for our live broadcasts, our Israeli-Arab colleague does not want to get out of the car.  

"It is enough with a lone maniac who wants to attack," he says.   

It is a concern that can be addressed. 

Cities have been torn apart

In parallel with the military violence between Israel and Hamas in Gaza - and the rockets fired at Israeli cities, a new level of street violence has been taking place inside Israel for a week.

Mixed communities such as Lod and Jaffa have been torn apart by escalations between Palestinian Israelis and Israeli Jews. 

The media reports on beatings, lynchings and arson.

Parents urge their children to stay indoors as the situation has escalated out of control.

Synagogues and Muslim cemeteries have been set on fire.

The President of Israel describes internal violence as a greater threat to Israel than the dangers from outside.

More extensive internal violence  

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a state of emergency in Lod, and last night seven people in the city were arrested on suspicion of involvement in the riots.

Internal violence has occurred in the past during armed conflicts in Israel.

But this time it is more extensive.  

During our first night in Jerusalem, we hear stun grenades as police break up protests in the Sheikh Jarrah district.

The planned evictions of Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah in particular became one of the triggering factors for the last week's war-like development.  

Violence escalated last Monday when Hamas fired rockets at Israel in retaliation for Israeli police entering the Muslim-held al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.

Israeli bombings in Gaza have so far claimed the lives of 192 people.

58 of those killed are children.

At the same time, the rockets have rained down on Israeli cities.  

Over the course of a week, Hamas and other armed groups have fired more than 3,000 rockets at Israeli cities from Gaza, the most intense rocket fire in Israeli history.

10 people have been killed by the rockets, including two children.

No signs of violence subsiding

After a week of war-like development, there are still no signs of a decrease in violence.

Yesterday's attacks were the deadliest in Gaza to date, and last night's bombings massive. 

As the fighting enters its second week, both Hamas and the Israeli military say they have reaped success in the conflict.

Hamas has won a propaganda victory by appearing as a defender of Jerusalem. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political opponents blew up all attempts to form a coalition government as violence escalated.  

At the same time, civilians have to pay the price for a war-like situation.