Eden Shmuel said she knows people who are missing and those who have died from Hamas' horrific rampage inside Israel.
NEW YORK -- A New Rochelle High School graduate is a reservist for the Israeli Defense Forces and is waiting for what's to come next in this war. While at her base, she showed CBS New York what a day is like.'Hi, it's currently about 6:50 in the morning and I end my 4 hour shift starting at 3 in the morning,' said Eden Shmuel, speaking to her iPhone.Life for Shmuel looks a lot different with Israel now at war.'Just got out of guard duty.
READ MORE: Jewish, Palestinian communities stepping up security amid warfare between Israel and HamasNow, as a combat soldier in the reserves, Shmuel is working on a base in the north, as thousands of soldiers were moved to the border of Lebanon amid fears of another attack. This time from the terrorist organization, Hezbollah.'Our job on the base as combat soldiers is to protect the base, so people on the base can do their significant job to fight this battle,' she said.
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