The family was outside the city when Hamas carried out the large-scale attacks last Sunday. “It was a holiday so we were not at home. We immediately decided not to go back to Tel Aviv. That is much more of a target for missiles than where we are now.” That turned out to be a good choice. A day later, a rocket landed near their home in Tel Aviv. “That really scares you,” says Biemans, who prefers not to say where she is.