IDF reservists mobilized en masse, Netanyahu intends to carry out a “massive” attack

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Arié, 25, and Roï, 26, come from Tel Aviv, 65 kilometers further north. They came to Sderot to help the population, suffering since the Hamas attack, they explain to Sami Boukhelifa And Charlotte Gauthier. “ We do volunteer work. Food and cigarettes are distributed. We try to provide for people’s needs », confides Roï who does not have time to finish his sentence.

And for good reason : ” Red alert », hammer the city loudspeakers. You have to quickly reach the nearest shelter because rockets are being fired from Gaza. A few seconds pass, feeling like an eternity. Silence settles, glances are exchanged. Then comes desolation, and finally relief. “ The missiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome. Without him, we would no longer be in this world », assures Arié.

“ The Iron Dome is our guardian angel », comments Roï. Arié thinks of those who sent these missiles and carried out these attacks which cost the lives, according to the latest report, of more than 800 people in Israel: “ Dialogue is impossible with those on the other side, right? Yeah, it’s Hamas. Hamas. »

Netanyahu: “ What Hamas will experience will be terrible »

On Monday evening, Benyamin Netanyahu addressed the population via television. The Prime Minister first called “ opposition leaders to immediately form an emergency national unity government, without preconditions “. Then, he reiterated his determination to defeat Hamas, a few hours after his Defense Minister announced a “ full siege in Gaza “.

The head of the Israeli government intends to regain total control of the territory and “ eliminate terrorists » still present on Israeli soil. Benyamin Netanyahu intends to carry out an attack “ massive » against the Palestinian Islamist movement with “ an unprecedented strength “. He also wants strengthen the other fronts, in the north against Hezbollah “.

Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister had already insisted that “ what Hamas will experience will be difficult and terrible “. “ We are already in the heart of the campaign, but this is only the beginning. (…) We will defeat them with force, enormous force “, he insisted. His army mobilizes accordingly.

A massive and unprecedented mobilization of Israeli reservists

Three days after the start of the attack launched by Hamas, the Hebrew state recalled hundreds of thousands of reservists as reinforcements: 300,000 men in total, the largest mobilization the country has known. All young people are obliged to do their military service in Israel and can therefore be mobilized at any time.

A resident of the northern suburbs of Tel Aviv tells, on the microphone of Margaux Ratayzykthe massive mobilization in progress: “ We have confidence in the army of Israel, an army extremely present among the people. (…) After 18 years, in Israel, you give three years of your life (to the army). It’s something very deeply rooted in society. Everyone has a nephew, uncle, child or brother called. Saturday morning, some of my friends saw their son called. It was a holiday at the synagogue, and they came to get them. (…) These are scenes that we cannot forget. »

Many Israeli nationals who were abroad when the Hamas attack began responded to the Israeli army’s call. At Paris airport, reservists have priority on return flights to the Jewish state. Among them, there is Ethan, a caregiver in life. He will join his unit, which is “ deployed around the Gaza Strip ” or her ” cleans terrorist nests ”, in his words. He confides his determination to Murielle Paradon :

“ My state of mind is combative, horrified by what is happening. We must put an end (to Hamas’ abuses) as quickly as possible. What’s most terrifying is sitting at home and doing nothing, eating croissants in Paris while I try to get on the fourth flight that will take me where I need to be. I have a two-month-old baby, I have a wife, I lost my father five months ago, I have a family like everyone else. I believe that everyone is extremely mobilized, and fortunately. »