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RE: Escape to the West
I know that the constant alerts play havoc with your nerves and ability to concentrate and get things done.
We had just a small taste of the difficulties you have experienced when Iran & Hizbollah and the Houthis were firing missiles drones at Tel Aviv.
I feel so blessed that we have shelters everywhere (including in our apartment) and great defences so that very little got through and we were able to destroy Iran's ability to fire missiles and make new ones.
Everyone felt that it was worth some pain now to end the threat forever.
That made it much easier to deal with.
It must be terrible to just have to take the constant bombardment and disruption to life.
Keep safe and I hope you have peace soon.
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So true!!! Shelter in appartments would be a huge blessing here. Some families sleep in the hall of metro stations almost every night. Some sleep in corridor (the rule of 2 walls). We badly need more shelters
Yes, I had a few friends sleeping in metro stations and large public shelters or leaving Tel Aviv to stay in another place that had its own shelter.
It was really hard for them doing this for 5 weeks. I can't imagine doing it long term.
In Tel Aviv many of the buildings in expensive areas are old and don't have in-apartment shelters. It has only been required since 1991.
There was even a comedy skit on Israeli TV about the two-class society (those with shelters and those without) which was often the opposite of actual wealth.
Most pre-1991 buildings have shelters in the basement but some older buildings have nothing.
We are lucky to live in a large quite new complex with one of the apartment's rooms being a shelter.