It has been quite some time since my last post and so much has been going on since then. I wish I had more time to write right now but for now it is extremely important that I share with you and for those who especially are not as up to date with the current situation to understand the threat that Israel is currently facing. Today, I spent the morning in Tel Aviv and for the first time experienced the event of a siren going off and within 15 seconds a rocket hitting land. No on was injured but it was an event I will certainly never forget; and this was nothing in comparison to what civilians have been enduring in the south intensely these past days and months.
I am sharing this letter that has been passed down which gives a broad picture of the current situation.
Dear world
In case you haven't heard yet, we are now in the midst of a battle with Hamas in Gaza.
A couple of months ago, after a relatively long period of quiet, Hamas (the terror organization which is the government in Gaza) started new rocket attacks against Israel's southern cities and communities.
Under this attack, the residents of the south live in fear. When they hear a siren, they have literally 15 seconds to run to the closest shelter. At night it is hard to fall asleep from the fear of missing a siren. They have to keep inside bomb shelters to keep from getting wounded. School is cancelled and life is frozen.
Israel has to provide security for its citizens, and cannot allow this situation in which so many people are in danger. Israel has decided to stop the Hamas rocket fire. It is our right to defend ourselves!!!
Two days ago, on Wednesday November 14, the Israeli Army killed the military head of Hamas -Ahmad Ja'bri (who is responsible for the deaths of over one thousand Israeli civilians, and the kidnapping of the soldier Gilad Shalit).
Hamas wants revenge for killing its commander, and started sending hundreds of rockets a day against us. That's how this current battle started.
Over the last three days almost 1000 rockets hit Israel in the South, in Tel Aviv… About 30 minutes ago 3 rockets fell here near Jerusalem. All my soldier friends were called to be ready for operations this weekend. The Israeli Army is successfully taking out rocket launching sites in Gaza.
Unfortunately, the Palestinians and Arab states prefer to call our attempts to defend ourselves – terror attacks. It's even more unfortunate that they have a part in shaping world public opinion and in many places around the world people tend to believe them and turn us into murderers, and call to wipe us off the map.
By the way, Hamas places many of its rocket launchers next to kindergartens and mosques. The heads of Hamas tend to hide near public places, like under hospitals in Gaza.
It's a horrible game they play. Hamas is trying to get us to hit innocent people, to make us look evil. You should know that the Israeli Army takes huge efforts to keep from hurting Palestinian civilians, even though Hamas doesn't seem to care at all if they get hurt – actually, it's hard to believe but that is their strategy.
-It is important for all of us to stay informed from reputable sources on the current operation. Here are a few pages that I recommend.
www.idfblog.com
www.israelunderfire.gov.il
jpost.com
Finally, please keep Israel, all the young, brave soldiers serving and being called back into the reserves, and all the citizens who are living in constant fear of rocket attacks in your thoughts and prayers.
Love,
Hannah Yael
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