Awake at nights

Hello readers,

Yesterday I didnt post but it was a crazy day here in Sderot and the surroundings.

Terrorists dressed as IDF soldiers infiltrated Israel through tunnels HEAVILY ARMED FROM HEAD TO TOES.

Fortunatley their attack was thwarted 10 of them were killed. Unfortunatley some IDF soldiers were killed and injured. 

Right now we know 27 IDF soldiers were killed in action (may them rest in peace) and one is missing in action for 3 days. Hamas claims they kidnapped him.

Yesterday was the funeral of Sean Carmeli. He immigrated to Israel from texas 3 years ago.

He was a lone soldier. his friends from Macabi Haifa FC fans called people to come to his funeral so there will be atleast 10 men over 13 to complete a "Minyian". Over 20,000 from all over Israel answered that call.

Awake at nights 

A piece about what happened yesterday that went viral in Hebrew on facebook:

I am awake at nights.

Every night for about a month, especially for the last few days.

No, its not because its summer, or because I am such a party animal.

Its not because I work nightshifts to make a living.

Me and tens of thousands of people, from day old babies, to grey haired 3 digits aged people, Jews, Christians and Muslims, Israelis and Foreigners are in a WARZONE. Not on the sidelines, but IN THE BATTLEFIELD.

Not only that rockets are fired on us at nights, the sounds of explosions, the battle between the IDF and Hamas, the shockwaves.

How can I describe the shockwaves? Your house is shaking (like an earthquake).

All your windows are about to be shattered to pieces, and so is all glasses in the house. Doors of the rooms and closets are about to be ripped from their hinges.

And literally there is nothing you can do about it. 

Yeah, take all your family to a small crowded shelter. It will not make the shockwaves and explosions sounds go away.

So instead I sit, and think, and read, and write, and watch trash tvshows in online streaming.

Just to make myself tired, make my body to surrenders to the SandMan that will send me to sleep.

And suddenly this night (note: night before last night) I fell to sleep. 4 precious and priceless hours of sleep, Interrupted by the sound of machineguns. It sounds close. Very close. Very. Close.

In the next couple of hours the details were revealed. 2 Squads of Hamas' terrorists infiltrated Israel through tunnels. They were the amount of a small company. Only couple of miles from my home! 

They were heavily armed, from head to toe. Murder was their motivations. The smell of innocent children blood filled their noses as they came closer. 

The battlefield is not only in Gaza. Sderot, and the towns, kibbutzs, villages surrounding Sderot are part of this battleground.

I am proud that in my side of this conflict, I am not used as a human shield, I am the human being shielded. And although this nights are horrifying, horrible and full of stress, fear and anxiety, I am willing to endure. Because this sounds of struggle and fight are the sounds of a battle for my life. 

I want the IDF will beat the Hamas' terrorists. I don't want that in the future the soldiers will have to deal with bigger danger by Hamas. 

I am awake at nights, I could've been dead.

Dov Trachtman - The Man in Fort