I am a Jewish mum in Israel, this is what life is like for my family

Jewish mum, D’vora M.B writes about her experience of living in a warzone with her young children, and how it is reminiscent of her childhood, sheltering from bombs during the Gulf War.

On Saturday, 7 October 2023, at 6:30 am, the sirens started, my husband and I jumped out of our beds and rushed to the kid’s room to grab our children to take them to a bomb shelter. I looked at my husband and asked him, “Where are the rockets coming from? Are they coming from the South or North?” At that moment we didn’t know, but something was indeed wrong. Nothing could have prepared us for the horrors of that day.

The horrific events of October 7 changed the face of Israel. In Israeli society, this date will forever be remembered. On this date, Hamas launched a vicious and cruel surprise attack on the State of Israel and its residents. It was the most murderous terror incident driven by the hatred of Jews since the Holocaust.