Israel at War: Week 42
Following the deadly attack on Saturday on the soccer field in Majdal Shams, funerals were held for eleven of the children on Sunday. Twelve children, ages 10-16 died in the rocket attack. The twelfth child, eleven-year-old Gevara Ebraheem, was believed missing. Instead, he was discovered to be dead. His funeral was today.
“A relative told TV Channel 12 News that the boy had just disappeared. The soccer instructor said he was definitely with the entire group of children who were hit. Some guessed that perhaps his small body was obliterated in the blast, making identification difficult. A local council member said that the missile could have hit him directly.”
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant pointedly said at his second visit to the community Majdal Shams, “To me there is no difference between a Jewish child who was murdered in the south of Israel on October 7 and a Druze child who was murdered in the Golan Heights. It’s the same thing, these are our children. We will do everything to restore security and let life continue as it should. Hezbollah will pay a price for this-our actions will speak volumes, he added.” At a Security Cabinet meeting Defense Minister Gallant and Prime Minister Netanyahu Sunday night were authorized to decide on the scale and timing of Israel’s response to the attack.”
The attack on the soccer field Saturday shows a clear main difference between the Israel Defense Forces and the terror organizations of Hamas and Hezbollah. The IDF seeks to minimize civilian casualties, especially children. Terror organizations, however, do not care who they attack, harm, or kill. They see anyone not with them as an enemy. While at a pro-Israel rally in our area on July 21, the Palestinian supporters chanted that Israel loves war and called the IDF baby killers. This attack shows otherwise. It’s Israel’s enemy who kill innocents. No matter the severity of the reprisal, the fact remains the attack left twelve children dead, and twelve families, their loved ones, and their community grieving their loss. Solomon accurately said, “The leech has two daughters-Give and Give. There are three things that are never satisfied, four never say, ‘Enough!’ The grave, the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water-and the fire never says, ‘Enough!’” (Proverbs 30:15-16)
(Source: The Times of Israel)
