Mass mobilisation, closed schools, panic buying and trauma follow weekend assault
Israelis mourn as they attend the funeral of Israeli Defence Forces soldier Noam Elimeleh Rothenberg, who was killed in fighting with Hamas, at Mount Herzel Cemetery in Jerusalem on Tuesday. Photograph: Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty ImagesIsraelis are being called up in record numbers. Schools have been ordered to close. Streets are deserted.
Residents view destroyed vehicles and structures in Tel Aviv Sunday, following overnight Hamas rocket attacks. Photograph: Abir Sultan/EPA The fear and uncertainty has taken its toll everywhere. Supermarket shelves have been emptied by a rush of panic buying, amid speculation that Israeli forces will soon invade Gaza, and clashes with militants from the Iran-backed Hizbullah on Israel’s northern border. When Hurwitz tried to order milk for the cafe, she was unable to find any.
“I’m trying to think about the first time I have to come back home, and immediately I shut down and say I’m not coming back,” he said, his voice breaking. “We are doing surrogacy in the US ... and we are scheduled for a meeting next week. They normally ask ‘Where do you live, and what do you do?’ And I don’t know what will I answer.”
A youth walks past empty tourist shops in Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday, as the war between Israel and Hamas in the south of the country entered its fifth day. Photograph: Yuro Cortez/AFP via Getty Images
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