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Israel under second missile attack - Eitan Vazani.
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Another missile attack has ended just a few minutes ago. It was my
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father's turn to be the first to notice the alarm. The attack started
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around 7:15 in the morning. We expected it. We knew that the Iraqis
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are going to try to surprise us (the previous attack was at 2:00 am).
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Once again, Israel reacted quickly and efficiently. With a minute or
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two most people got inside their sealed rooms and wore the masks.
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Two minutes since the alarm started, I heard 3-4 loud explosions. This
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means that the missiles landed in Tel Aviv or nearby.
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A short time passed and the army spokesman announced that the north and
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the south regions of Israel are safe (no gas), and there is no need to
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stay in a sealed room. In the central region (Tel Aviv area - where
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missiles hit), people were instructed to stay in sealed rooms and keep
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wearing gas masks. It took 15 more minutes to declare that the attack
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is over, meaning the missiles were explosives again, not gas.
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There are no news about casualties yet, so I will add it later.
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.
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It is hard to believe that it happens to me. Until now I only read
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about bombing and gas attacks. (You may be surprised to know that
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Israel cities used to be very safe, even in war). Sometimes I have
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the feeling that I am in a movie, or that it is just a dream.
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But don't worry, there is no way we will give up.
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Writing all these articles also helps me. It is some way to relieve
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tensions, to keep me doing something useful. A therapy maybe ...
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.
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It is afternoon, and the details of the morning missile attack are now
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fully known. 16 people were injured very lightly, all of them except
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one have been released from hospital. Several of them were not
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physically injured, but suffered a mental shock.
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.
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It will be dark again in 2-3 hours, and we will once again wait for a
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missile attack. During the day we feel pretty safe, but since the last
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attack was in the early morning, it may change. However, if Iraq tries
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to launch missile in daylight, they will be much easier to track down
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and be destroyed.
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Please note that I am not trying to bring you the news faster than CNN.
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CNN can report live, but the reporters are not personally and
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emotionally involved. For them, Israel is just another news sight,
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and they can't get the real feeling of Israeli public.
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They are doing wonderful job, though, all throughout the world, and we
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watch many CNN reports which we consider to be of an excellent value.
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I think the way CNN works is a perfect model of how a news network
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should do its job.
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Night has passed and it is morning again. This night was quiet, and
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there was only one short, false alarm, at 22:00. I stayed the night
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in my girlfriend's house. She is very nervous these days, and tired
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of the tension. She considers flying to Germany to stay with her aunt.
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During the night the army revealed that the U.S.A sent Patriot missiles
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to try to protect Israel. These were designed as anti-aircraft
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missiles, but due to outstanding performance they were converted to
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intercept missiles too. However, it was stated the the Patriot cannot
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stop all missiles. (By the way - parts of the Patriot guidance systems
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are made in Israel).
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Life in Israel are not yet back to their normal course. Residents of
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the south were instructed to go to work as usual, but stay tuned.
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The rest of Israel people should go shopping and return home as soon as
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possible. I suspect that the quiet night is just another Iraqi attempt
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to trick us. I am sure that they will launch more missiles tonight, or
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maybe they will wait some more.
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At least, we got some sleep.
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That's it for now. Bye,
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Eitan Vazani,
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Israel.
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