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Me, I was there. I was in the south on the seventh Yes. Yes, the people who worked with me were killed. We will not return to the sixth, to the sixth of October. We will not return. If you don't know how to behave, you won't be here. It has Israelis woke up today to a massive surprise attack by Palestinian militants. It was the worst terrorist attack in Israeli history. And even now, nothing has returned to normal. From October 7th until today, they have been organizing these tours. Gaza, of course, was destroyed, with about 75,000 people killed. But not only there. Oh. From the West Bank to Israel and Lebanon, the attack and subsequent wars changed everything.
Everything has changed. Everyone has changed. Everyone, everyone In this video, we'll visit each of these places and show you how. But we must start here, at the Gaza border. About a quarter of the residents of this kibbutz were either killed or taken hostage by Hamas militants. So you see how close we are to Gaza. And here is the fence we have This is the border. And they came, 540 terrorists and Palestinians. They broke down this gate here Rita Lifshitz lived in Kibbutz Nir-Oz, the community that was hit hardest on October 7th. Although she was not home that night, her father-in-law and many friends were killed. So, your father-in-law, who lived here, was not a right-wing radical.
He was a true friend of the Palestinian people. He took Palestinian children from Gaza for chemotherapy, showing that Israel stands for human rights, and he would never do it again, because he came back in a coffin. Lena, this is Lena Tufano and Shalom. And Lena comes here almost every day to feed the cats that your husband fed before he was killed by Hamas terrorists. Did you believe that the army would be there? Now we realized that the army had not arrived for 9 hours. We were not protected. Many Israelis cannot understand how the government failed to foresee this, especially given new media reports that days before the attack, the governments of the UAE and Egypt warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
of a possible attack. No one came to our aid. No one. I mean, no one. No ambulance, no army, no police, no. No one came. And that's what happened, and it was. They say they are today? No. Now, right now. We're just walking around to see what's changed since our last visit, but they just, they just demolished their house and are clearing it out. Yes. This will be my home in a month. We defend Israel. And we also protect Jews around the world so that they always have somewhere to come. We are strong people, we who live here in the south. Of course, we are going through a trauma right now. It's very
painful, but we're looking forward, we'll be back, and I'll be back in a month. Of course, at first I'll probably have trouble sleeping at night. Throughout Israel, October 7th shattered the sense of security. A day after the attack, Hezbollah began firing rockets into northern Israel. I can show you, 50 meters from here. Oh. Wow, right there. The distance here is so short that the siren usually sounds after something falls.
Most of the residents left, but some, like Shay and Doron, stayed. This looks pretty harsh here. Yes. That is, right across the border you have Hezbollah, and here you have an apple orchard. Yes. I don't think peace is a reality, or something very real for a person in the Middle East. There has never been peace in the Middle East. I think never. So, if, if we're standing here right now, and they launch a missile from there, what do we do? We have 5 minutes to find the explosion site. If it's a building, a field, or an orchard, we need to record it. So your thoughts on how to help.
Yes, I was thinking about how not to die. I built something beautiful for myself. I do n't want to lose this. Even if I lose my life, I want someone to take it and continue. You know, in case of an alarm, you should go here, stand here for 10 minutes, but if there's a direct hit, it won't help. I usually stay here and shoot videos. How did October 7 change the atmosphere and readiness? This changed everything a lot. This changed everything. and everyone. Everyone, everyone, everyone. It changed everything and everyone. So you stayed here throughout the war?
Yes. You can.You hear it every day. We want to live in peace. What do we want? We want to live here. I want to raise chickens. Send the child to school. Put dinner on the table. We did not enter Lebanon, the West Bank, or Gaza to kill everyone. This afternoon I'm going to see my son, he was wounded in Gaza, you know? He is now in a rehabilitation center. It's not like that.it's not easy. In Israeli communities along the border, rocket attacks have only strengthened people's resolve. Now these people are insisting that Israel go on the offensive.
This is holy ground. We have a promise from the Bible that this is our country and our land. And they know it very well. We stand firmly on the borders. And if they attack us, they will find us in Beirut, in Damascus, everywhere. You know, you can definitely settle the territory. , religious war, are difficult to change. So, here we have Lebanon. You can be slaughtered in a matter of minutes, you know, just like. What was scary about what happened in Gaza, you know, they slaughtered a lot of people. It's not very pleasant, I think.
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mission. To do this, simply scan the QR code on the screen or go to the description below. Thank you very much for your support. And now back to the video. On the other side of the border, the story is completely different. Israel depopulated the entire Lebanese side of the border, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. Many Lebanese can no longer return home. We visited the Lebanese side of the border before it all started and met locals who were afraid of being in the middle of the conflict. For example, Lebanon, Syria, Israel-not a very peaceful neighborhood. Hmm, you could say that. Hearing explosions all around and being forced to make contact, even if you don't want to, but we are obliged to do so People hate war.
Yes, we don't want wars. We want to live peacefully and all that. Over the past 6 months, their fears have come true. Now, along with Gaza, Israel, and Lebanon, serious changes have also taken place here in the West Bank. It is very safe here. Only in Jericho. All around the country What is your name? Dangerously. Until October 7, when they had some Jewish holidays, they would organize such excursions. But after October 7th and to this day, they organize this excursion every Saturday. Many Israelis believe that October 7th happened because Israel withdrew its settlements from Gaza, making it more difficult for the Israelis to gather intelligence. As a result, settlers poured into the West Bank by the thousands seizing land and
claiming it was necessary to prevent a repeat of October 7th. We went out. We left Gaza, and they did whatever they wanted there. Hamas, because when you're not there, Hamas.and if we leave here, you know, the West Bank, Hamas will take over everything around. Most Palestinians don't really want peace. With the support of the Israeli government, Israelis have established dozens of new communities in the Palestinian territory.
Israeli attacks on Palestinians living there have also increased. Where they broke the pipe, water gushes out like a fountain. Obviously, you live in the desert, you need a pipe. This, this, this is vital to their survival. Over there, you see the Israeli flag. That's where the illegal settlement is located. They show us that children will come here armed. They have, one of these teenagers has a machine gun. It's right here, in front of us. It's like the " cowboys" of the settlement movement, the extremists who move here, occupy these hills, and down below there are people, very poor people, Arabs, who live at the foot of the hills.
Meanwhile, Palestinians we spoke to say life has only become more difficult due to increased restrictions on movement and a decline in business activity. So, right there the Israeli highway ended, and now we're entering So, they just closed that road and everyone was stuck. Yes. If they don't open it, you'll have to sleep here in your car. This man, since he cannot cross to the other side, must stop. Exactly. Take it all off, move it by hand, and then someone has to pick it up from the other side and take it away. He took it outside.
He endured all of this himself. Do you see this machine? He brought it from another part of the city of Hebron. He would rather carry it from here to there by hand than take the highway or any other route. People, I mean, they're carrying babies, they're carrying their stuff, groceries, fences, just to get from there to here, because you can't drive through. You are a citizen. Peace be upon you. He said that, unfortunately, most of the problems came to us Palestinians from Western countries.
Is that what he just said? Yes. Unfortunately. Among the places most affected in the past 3 years is Bethlehem, a city in the West Bank that once attracted millions of Christian tourists. It is now a ghost town. Where? Where are all the people? Scared. You know, for the last 3 years people have been afraid of this. Previously, the line started at the gate, and you had to wait 4-5 hours to cross the border. Now, as you can see, many are still scared by the situation. Relations between everyone are good. Between Jews, Christians, Muslims. But the beginning, the problem started with politics.
Not from people. People are people. We have lived together for a long time. Our generations. But politics creates a different story. Just an hour's drive from here, in Tel Aviv,. The tech sector is booming, life is bustling, and the beaches are packed. However, if you look closely, life seems more fragile than ever. We are now on one of the most expensive streets in all of Israel. She is beautiful. It looks like Beverly Hills. But you open Google Maps, and instead of restaurants or gas stations, bomb shelters appear first in the search list. It's just a reminder that even though it looks like California or Miami.
This is a different world. This crater, which they have already filled in, is the exact spot where the ballistic missile hit. So, the ballistic missile hit right here. It was in June against Iran. This was in June during the 12-Day War. And that was enough to shatter it all. Look at this. These. these houses no longer exist. The whole street here was glass everywhere. These ballistic missiles can sometimes be the size of a bus. People think that because of the Iron Dome we are not suffering, and that the destruction does not look as terrible as in Gaza or in certain areas of Lebanon. But the reality is this: if
we didn't have the Iron Dome, this would be our reality. Like. So, for context, we are three blocks from the city center, Dizengoff Square. That is, where everyone is resting. And you come here-and this is it. They finance terrorist groups. To everyone who wants to kill Jews: here, take it. What have we ever done to you? This.and people just say, "Enough." Healy is the founder of Minute Media, the company that owns Sports Illustrated. For him, October 7th changed everything for the Israelis. From now on, everything depends on only one thing. Forces.
I understand that other people don't realize what it means to show strength in the Middle East, but they don't understand that in the Middle East, you have to show strength to survive. In other words, after October 7, it should have become abundantly clear to everyone that this should never happen again. It should have become abundantly clear that no one involved could survive. So people are looking at the destruction in Gaza. Well, the destruction happens because it's an asymmetrical war. The destruction is happening because they were hiding underground, under schools, under civilian objects. So what will you do if these two things collide? I understand why people who spend 5 or 10 minutes a day on this topic can be very emotional. These
shots are terrible. But we live with this 24 hours a day and understand that after something like this, we need to regain our national respect. And I don't see any other way to do it. On the one hand, 3 years of war changed everything here. Israel, Lebanon, Palestine-all these places have become different from what they were before. However, unfortunately, on the other hand, the most important fact remains unchanged. Peace in the Middle East is still not in sight.
