Texas Baptist Men has been training in Israel for these types of tragedies, but has hoped it wouldn't come to this.
The U.S. Department of Defense said it will work to ensure Israel has what it needs to defend itself and to protect civilians from violence.The group has been training in Israel for these types of tragedies, but has hoped it wouldn't come to this.Volunteers mostly operate mobile kitchens, but that will now change as Israel said it’s at war after an unprecedented attack by the militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip.
"But we’ve been hearing reports of how many people injured, how many dead, how many hostages have been taken," TBM associate executive director John-Travis Smith said. Smith said TBM is sending 20 volunteers to its compound in east Jerusalem, where they partner with a local organization. "So this is our fifth year in that partnership and we have been training people in the West Bank in Israel for two years now, and so we have been preparing for this," he explained. "So all of our logistics, we have been putting in place up for this point.""And then we’ll take the food from there and send it out to the areas of need," Smith said. "Primarily helping those who are taking shelter in bomb shelters.
"I’m going to prepare proposals for you so you’ll have them ready, in case people will want to donate. The majority will go for generators and for kitchen equipment and stocking mobile kitchens with equipment and sending more volunteers," he said. "This is it, buddy. This is it. Oh my God. May God save us all.
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