A woman was murdered in the heart of Israel yesterday. This morning, a devastating attack in Beit Shemesh claimed the lives of nine more Israelis, deepening the national trauma.
The toll of this war is measured not only in strategic objectives and military achievements, but in shattered families and empty seats at Shabbat tables. Israel and the US are striking military targets, command centers, weapons depots, and missile launchers. Iran, by contrast, is deliberately targeting civilians.
This morning’s strike hit a bomb shelter that had become more than reinforced concrete. In a bitter twist of history, it was being used as a neighborhood synagogue — a place of prayer, learning, and refuge. The intent could not be clearer. This was not about military gain. It was about terror.
At the same time, Iran has launched missiles not only at Israel but at countries across the Arab world — Bahrain, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Kuwait.
