Jared Armstrong, a Jewish-American professional basketball playing in Israel, described where he was when the Hamas terrorist attack started on Saturday.
The surprise attack on Israel by Hamas terrorists on Saturday stunned the world as hundreds of civilians were killed and others taken hostage – with many of the atrocities filmed for the world to see. Israel declared war after Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists invaded southern Israel and launched rockets from the Gaza Strip. As of Wednesday morning, at least 1,000 Israelis have been killed, 22 Americans are reported dead, and at least 2,700 Israelis are injured.
Armstrong says his coach called him around 6:30 a.m. to tell him to remain in his room as rockets were expected, which Armstrong said typically only last a 'day or two.' 'As the day progressed, I would say an hour later, I heard the first one, the first boom,' Armstrong said. 'Because I’m not too far from Gaza where the team I’m playing for . I got a little bit nervous after that one because it started coming closer.
Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus said Wednesday that the Israeli army shelled the Lebanese border town of Duhaira and the surrounding area where the missile attack came from. For those simply trying to live within Israel as the war rages, life is nowhere close to normal. 'The best way I could say it is: Try to stay alive,' Armstrong told Fox News Digital when asked about day-to-day life in Israel. 'Be smart about what you want to do.
Personally, with having individuals in the house who are Israeli and are from here, they just feel this is a necessary step they have to do to protect their country, protect their people,' Armstrong said when asked about the morale of the Israeli people. 'I think that’s most important first is the safety. If they don’t fight, Hamas is going to keep coming until they try to kill everyone. So, it’s kind of just a by-any-means-necessary type of mentality to get things done.
It’s just a bunch of uncertainty,' he continued. 'I think Americans have to understand and have a little bit of compassion for a lot of players that live in America here. We don’t know our next job, our next move. We don’t know if the league is going to even start up. There’s just a lot of uncertainty.
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