I never expected this nightmare to repeat itself.
The violent sounds of bombing on Wednesday nearly tore the windows from their frames, shaking the building intensely. Amid those fiery barrages, something massive suddenly broke through the sky, roaring with tremendous force – it was an Apache helicopter.
Some powerful explosions were the result of shells fired from warships. I can differentiate these sounds from a million other sounds, as I am used to hearing them.
All of this confirmed what we feared: the Israeli military was preparing for a ground invasion, just like the first time. The entire neighborhood – I live in the Nasser area of Gaza City – awoke in terror to these sounds, and tension and fear dominated the atmosphere.
My phone rang. It was my neighbor Abu Ishaq, who had recently fled to our neighborhood after his home was annihilated in Shujaiya. ….more
