One Day of Destruction (with Photos)

 Where did the missile land; Did it hit my home, my neighborhood, the school?" The need to "see" becomes overwhelming and many will run outside to look.

A Home Destroyed, July 26, 2006 [M.Bayer]

Then disaster may strike again, for often the missiles hit in bunches, all in the same area, thus drawn outside, the very ones who were in shelters when the first strike hit, will now be outside and fully exposed. More than one has died for this reason.

The Owner Surveys the Damage, July 26, 2006 [M.Bayer]

After a time, when it seems that this barrage has ended, those who have survived run to see where the missiles have fallen; they run to their homes. Many will find that all is well, but some will stand in awe, sick at the total destruction before them.

Not Much More Than Photos Remain, July 26, 2006 [M.Bayer]

Then they will begin to dig through the rubble to see what they can salvage from what was once their home.

A few days ago, reserve soldiers gathered at a meeting point near a rural kibbutz. They thought that the chances of being hit there were very small, as they should have been. But perhaps a local Arab reported this place to Hizbollah as a target, and thus they became THE target to hit. 13 have died and others are still in serious condition. It was a scene that brought even terror-attack-hardened reporters to tears.

Today, the 9th of August, it took several reruns to load a bus with poor refuges who hadn't managed to flee Kiryat Shmona and take them south out of harm's way. Each time the bus was nearly loaded the sirens would warn of incoming rockets and the people, old and young ran with all their strength back to the shelter.