Normal life in Israel stopped when Hamas attacked on Oct. 7. Now, the country is fiercely focused on three goals: mourning the dead, fighting the Gazabased militants and rescuing scores of hostages. Schools across the country are closed. Major streets are nearly empty of...
JERUSALEM — Normal life in Israel stopped when Hamas attacked on Oct. 7. Now, the country is fiercely focused on three goals: mourning the dead, fighting the Gaza-based militants and rescuing scores of hostages.
With terrified citizens in the south barricading themselves in their homes, the military took hours to respond. Feelings of vulnerability and abandonment were only deepened as desperate families of missing and captive Israelis found no government officials to talk to for days. Dayan spent Sunday at funerals for her two best friends, Noam Shallom and Bar Tomer. They were at an outdoor music festival when Hamas militants burst into the open field and gunned down party-goers. Militants rampaged through a string of towns and villages, as well as several army bases, in their early-morning surprise attacks.
For the last week, TV stations have set up special broadcasts with slogans like “Together we will win” and “Strong together.” Their reports, tuned to music in turns somber and uplifting, focus on the aftermath of the Hamas attack — stories of grief, heroism and national unity. They make scant mention of the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and broadcasters refer to Hamas militants as “Nazis" or “bastards.
On Saturday, hundreds of protesters thronged outside the defense ministry in Tel Aviv to call for the hostages' safe return. They shouted “shame” in Hebrew and taped signs with photos of the hostages to the front of the ministry. Signs in Hebrew read, “Bibi, blood is on your hands,” referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by his nickname.
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