At 6.30 am on October 7, I began receiving hundreds of messages as Hamas began its invasion of Israel. We knew immediately that where we lived, nine kilometres from the Lebanese border, could soon be unsafe if Hezbollah joined in on the attack.
I immediately jumped out of bed and told my husband, ‘There’s a war, I’m going to prepare the shelter.’
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