2023-10-08 16:09:00
Fighting continues to rage on Sunday between Hamas and Israeli forces, the day following the launch of a surprise offensive by the Palestinian Islamist movement once morest Israel from the Gaza Strip.
We were able to contact a Belgian present in Netanya. The city, known for its beaches, is located 30 minutes by car from Tel Aviv, one of the country’s main cities. Netanya has not been directly affected, but psychosis reigns. “When I went out yesterday, when I just had to buy water or something in the little pakis (small stores), it’s true that I had my little Swiss army knife with me. I knew I wasn’t going to do anything with it, clearly, but at least I had protection and I felt… that’s what“, explains Estelle Levy.
The Belgian has lived in Israel for three years. His loved ones there are experiencing very stressful situations. “I have other friends who live for example in the town of Bat Yam who, since 5 a.m. yesterday, the sirens have only been ringing in their homes. It is hidden in what is called a bunker, this is normally required in all buildings. It’s a sort of safe zone where you can hide, and where you have to hide when there are rockets and sirens. Honestly, it’s quite scary“, confides Estelle.
Following the attack launched by the armed wing of Hamas once morest the country, his parents are very worried. “My father is very stressed. He doesn’t ask me to come home, of course, but my sister does. My mother calls me all the time. Fortunately there is the telephone, that I can communicate with them and everything, but it remains very worrying for all the members of my family in Belgium“, adds Estelle.
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