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Tel aviv 22:43
It's a strange feeling getting back home, but the place is under missiles attack
We landed in Tel Aviv yesterday from Paris. at the airport on our way out a man asked
– you looking for a taxi
– yes . Tel aviv . How much?
– 180
– ok
We walk to the car and he says
– you know that 5 minutes ago , there was an missile alert over telaviv, right ?
– I didn't know … Please , Don't talk about it in the car, I don't want to stress the kids
– no problem
– and no radio … So they don't hear about it
– mmm … I need the radio to know if there's an alert … I ll find a music station. Ok
He looked at michal and says
– you sure you still want to get back there
we laughed. Stress laughing
It's a strange feeling getting back home, Sweet home, but the place is under missiles attack
On the way I thought about one thing.
What do we do if the alert got us here, on the highway, in the open . Where do we run. Maybe we stop under this bridge, maybe we just stay in the car.
The driver put a song on in Hebrew. I looked at michal in the mirror… I know her , she s stressed, even more than me . She started singing with
– sometimes the sea is calm and there's no waves, you too sometimes…
Neri said
– dad, next time we should stay longer in France
At home I didn't took my closes off, didn't went to the shower like I do usually after a flight.
I unpacked, an eye on my phone.
I have this app "red alert " letting me know every time a missile is launched over Israel in real time.
Every alert the name of small villages pops on my screen
every 5 second
Nirim
Nir oz
Ein ashlosha
Kissufim
Zikim
also big cities
Rishon le Zion
Beer Sheva
Ashkelon
I know that the moment I ll go to the shower the alert will go off. I know it.
So i m just sitting there, watching a movie on Netflix, waiting for the wave to be over.
Fall a sleep at 2:00 with my close on.
Wake up This morning, went strait to the bathroom. Fuck u jihad. I m taking a shower.
All day I worked downstairs, In the building garden. I needed to take care of it anyway
They saying on the news that they signing a cease fire tonight at 20:00.
Ashdood is bleeping on my phone
I can hear the iron drome intercepting missiles over the city 40km away
Boom
I m working in the garden. I had to take care of it anyway
Got back in the kitchen at 19:00 . sitting at the table. Taking my shoes off. I know one thing … If they say cease fire at 20:00, they ll try some shit right before. They always do that, trying to prove something, like kids
19:39 sirens
Michal and Neri are running down the stairs, I m double checking that we r not leaving something on the stove
Closing the door .
getting downstairs with my shoes in my hand. We r crossing to the building next door… Cause they have a much stronger staircase. It s our shelter.
The 2 building are already here, the french new guy from last year
– did you get use to it by now .
He smiles at me.
Ossy is there with here kids, her husband waves at me
Boom. Boom .
Two explosions over our heads.
Missiles intercepting missiles just over us
A guy from our Entrence asks me
– you did some work on the garden today? Right ?
– yes
– great job
– thank
I m looking at michal, on the other side of the stairs, she's standing with all her boby over Neri sitting on the floor
I smile at her
I know she s stressed, even more than me .
After a fee minutes the kids got impatient
-yalla, Yalla , let's go back up
-lets wait one more minute
It's the only time of the year I see the people leaving here, all together In one place together.
And yes, missiles have become a time of the year
21:11 michal:
– they say on the news that they got to an agreement… cease fire. it s over …
21:13 my phone is beeping
Ein a shlosha
Kerem shalom
21:28 Michal:
-now they say the cease fire will only starts at 23:30
I'll m still with my closes on.
No shower yet . waiting
I know one thing. If they say cease fire at 23:30, they ll try some shit right before.
They always do that . Trying to prove something, like Fucken stupid kids
—
In the time I wrote these lines my phone beep dozen of times.
Still does.
In the last 3 days the Islamic jihad launched about 1000 missiles over Israel .
Tshal is bombing back the Gaza strip with airplanes.
People are dead. Children are dead
Why .
I mean really, why ?
I living here for more than 30 years now … I use to think that there was some kind of logic in this conflict. Some endgame
now I m just : what the F
Every year. missiles. Just like that. Boom boom over our heads .
No one ever wins
We all lose. All the time.
