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"We've had so many other chances before that were missed" but this is a "very, very important stage in the process… and maybe gets us close to getting this war over with".

Russell, who crashed on Friday, added: "I had a difficult day yesterday for many reasons but it's good to come back and get a good result today. I knew there was potential in the car."

It was, many Palestinians say, a calculated reply that put the ball back in Israel's court.

The force said each arrest took time because "many of those arrested won't walk out of the square and need to be carried".

Since then, it has been a fixture for many in south Wales, some who first visited as children and would go on to return with their own grandchildren and great-grandchildren.