IT WAS BARELY 12 hours into the war when hospitals got full with the injured. The massacre by the terrorists happened so fast that it was impossible for the army to get there on time. It has not only been raining rockets but the terrorists are roaming the streets, killing people mercilessly. Most of the families are still in bomb shelters not knowing what will happen next. We are glued to the television sets to see what is happening outside.
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In Tel Aviv, the roads are deserted and my restaurant and other businesses are closed. All my Indian staff are at home, huddled in bomb shelters even as citizens are calling television stations telling the anchors to get the army and police to save them. It is a terrible situation. The atrocities by Hamas is absolutely horrific and unbelievable. I have been in Israel for more than 40 years and something like this has never happened. It is the brave civilians, especially women and children, who are facing the brunt of the war. An 85-year-old woman on a wheelchair was taken to Gaza as hostage.
We have been asked to stay indoors. The government is trying to help people and calm them down, but the war is still going on in the south. We have opened our homes to our Indian brothers and sisters for any kind of help. The world needs to stand with Israel. We are a strong nation and we will survive.