About 2,000 Israeli military reservists and former soldiers from the Big Apple packed up their bags to fight in the war against Hamas.
Israel-Hamas war live updates: Israeli forces ‘still in the field’ in Gaza as Hamas pledges to respond with ‘full force’have packed up their bagshave been called up from across the United States to fight for Israel, with 2,000 alone coming from the Big Apple, according to Itay Milner, a spokesman for the Israeli consulate in New York.
Nurieli, a Miami native and former IDF officer, recalled saying goodbyes to friends who stopped at his apartment before heading to the airport and packing a pair of photos of him and loved ones at weddings. Ahead of his flight, his father told him over the phone he was proud of him.Many IDF reservists in New York, like Lihi, left behind their friends and studies to aid their comrades back in Israel.
Hamas used landline phones in Gaza tunnels to evade Israeli intelligence for 2 years while plotting attack: reportIsrael war live updates: Israeli forces strikes over 400 terrorist targets in 24 hours Even though his IDF platoon officer said his unit was full, Yakobe, 25, couldn’t fathom sitting on his couch while letting others fight, and asked his mom to book him a flight Saturday night to Tel Aviv to join the 55th Paratroopers Brigade.
Some New York Israelis brought not only a fighting spirit but vital supplies to help the wartime efforts.
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