Kelly Alves, 27, from Brasilia, has been living in central Israel for two and a half years. The Gamaborn cybersecurity technician was visiting her inlaws in Nir Banin, a moshav (a type of cooperative rural community) 36 km from the Gaza Strip, in southern Israeli territory, as the Hamas invasion of nearby kibbutzim took place this Saturday (7/10).
“I woke up at 6am to the sound of bombings and sirens. The bombings here shake the windows, doors and roof. I constantly hear the sound of helicopters. We have a bunker here, a superprotected room. “We can hide inside if we hear the explosion and the sirens,” he said post. Kelly did not want his face mentioned in this report.
According to her, antiaircraft sirens were constantly sounding in the surrounding towns from 6:30 a.m.
“Some kibbutzim were attacked and people were kidnapped and taken to the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army is trying to retake the cities. “It’s a very tense situation,” Kelly said. She recalls that two months ago, the Palestinian fundamentalist group Islamic Jihad fired 2,000 rockets into Israel in just a few days.
“This time we were attacked with more than 3,000 rockets in the early hours of the morning. I’m pretty nervous, but my family here in Israel is trying to calm me down. They have experience and know how to protect themselves. I don’t think I can get used to it, but I’m trying not to lose my mind,” Kelly added.
Attacks in Israel
In an unprecedented move, dozens of Hamas fighters entered Israeli territory early Saturday morning. Videos circulating on social media show panicked and running Israelis during an openair party at the Urim kibbutz, which was attacked by Hamas.
In the first hours of the Hamas invasion, more than 2,500 rockets were fired at Israel. Antiaircraft sirens blared in Israel’s major cities, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. According to the Israeli press, at least 35 civilians were kidnapped by militants of the Islamist fundamentalist group.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the country is at war. The situation in southern Israel is extremely tense.
The sales manager of a hightech company and the son of Brazilian parents, Yanai GilboaGlebocki, 58, lives in Bror Hayil, a kibbutz 7.5 km from the border with the Gaza Strip. At least 60% of Bror Hayil’s residents are Brazilian, children and grandchildren.
In an interview with post, Yanai said: “We were very surprised.” “Unfortunately there are many dead and injured. Soldiers and civilians were kidnapped into Gaza. Israeli army tanks and jeeps were captured by Hamas. Two, three or even more kibbutzim are under Hamas control. “The situation is bad,” he said.
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