1.   Despite growing apprehension about an Israeli offensive, the streets of Gaza City appeared normal on Thursday morning, filled with honking taxis and donkey-drawn carts.

2.   Some of them just directed the crush of honking taxis and mo-peds at intersections.

3.   The challenge was to design a structure that could safely carry a horde of honking taxis and micro-buses while providing minimum disturbance at ground level.

4.   The streets of Gaza City appeared normal Thursday morning, filled with honking taxis and donkey-drawn carts.