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Close to Gaza stripIsraeli soldiers feel “proud” to serve their country in the war against the Palestinian movement Hamasbut they do not hide their fear of fighting in that “terrible place”.
O soldiersbetween 18 and 21 years old, interviewed by AFP seem, in some cases, to have just left their teens.
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They are carrying out mandatory military service, which in Israel lasts three years for men It is two years for women.
Recently, they were stationed at the rear of the fighting, in kibbutz on the borders with Range evacuated by its inhabitants after the bloody attack by the commandos of Hamas on October 7th.
“Yes, I’m a little scared to go. We don’t know if we’ll come back alive“, recognizes a 20-year-old soldier, who by regulation cannot reveal his name.
Although he began his military service just six months ago, he imagines a possible deployment order in the Palestinian Territory.
“We will do what we have to doBut it’s a terrible place to go.”he says with the gun on his shoulder.
Your colleagues listen to you attentively from above the room cabin assembled quickly and running in front of the entrance of a kibbutz. Words of encouragement are thrown between them.
“We want to go there with positive energy (…) I get very angry when I see what Hamas he did”, explains this blonde with a thin beard who comes from Gush Etziona group of settlements in West Bank busy.
Track Link It is only two kilometers from your position. The sound of war is incessant: bombings and dry artillery fire. In the sky, air defenses intercept a rocket launched from Palestinian territory.
The war in Gaza strip erupted after the attack launched on October 7 on Israeli soil by Hamas militiamen, who killed more than 1,400 deadmainly civilians, It is They captured around 240 hostages. Among the dead are more than 300 soldiers.
Israel promised to “annihilate” Hamas It is since then, it has relentlessly bombarded the controlled territory by the Palestinian movement.
According to the Hamas Ministry of Health, more than 10,000 people died in Link of which almost two-thirds are children and women.
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Family visit
Since the ground operation began on October 27, thirty soldiers Israelis They died in Palestinian territory, according to the army. The military arm of Hamas warned Israel that its military will return “in black bags.”
In another kibbutz transformed into a military base, a young 21-year-old soldier admits to having lied to her mother.
“I told him it was in the center of the country, no. approach in Link. “I don’t want you to worry.”he comments.
“I’m very proud to be a soldier”, says a 19-year-old colleague who started the service 8 months ago. “Who knew then where we would be now?”he reflects.
His entire family (grandparents, parents, an uncle, sisters and even the dog) moved from Tel Aviv for that kibbutz to hug him.
They arrive with their arms loaded of new clothes and food.
“We hadn’t seen him in five weeks and I don’t know when let’s see him again”says his mother.
“I’m proud of him, but I have to fear”he admits.
“I would be less worried if I weren’t here (approach in Linkndlr)”continues. “I hope he doesn’t go Link. At the same time, every place in this country is now dangerous.”
“And if he didn’t do it, who would?” the mother weighs. “If the army did not exist, Israel would not exist”moat.
After an hour, the family must leave. The mother hugs her son in her arms. “I can not stop crying”he states as soon as the soldier walks away.
Source: Elcomercio
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