The Hezbollah rocket fire this week comes ahead of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. the Jewish community across North Texas is observing the holiday…
Wednesday night is Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish new year. It comes as Israel remains embroiled in an ongoing conflict on multiple fronts in the Middle East.Silvio Mokotow’s family lives in Israel, and his nephew is part of the fighting force the country sent into Lebanon this week.Sign up for NBC DFW's News Headlines newsletter.
97 of those hostages remain in custody – and some in the local Jewish community said their thoughts were with those captives’ families. And NBC News reports Israel’s bombing campaign of Lebanon in the past week has left more than 1,000 dead.
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