The Hamas attack has humiliated Israel and destroyed the illusion that the Middle East can be pacified with walls and fences. Now, after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, another devastating war is looming.
“How can something like this happen?” asks the desperate woman on the phone. “For six hours my sister begged for help. In this country, in Israel, with our army! We knew exactly where she was, we were in contact with her the whole time – and no one could help?”
From Haviva One speaks of sheer horror when he star reached them last Sunday. The 39-year-old lives with her family in Karmi’el, a small town in northern Israel. You can hardly live further away from the Gaza Strip in this small country. But the horror of these days has also destroyed Haviva’s ideal world. Her sister Amit has been missing since Saturday afternoon.
“We’re going crazy with helplessness,” says Haviva Man on the phone.