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Susan Linehan's avatar

sorry, paywall

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Scott Gaynor's avatar

you can get in by entering an email address.

But, the first few paragraphs:

"тАЬNone of us believed the videos we saw on Saturday morning. Hamas fighters inside Israeli territory and fighting with all their might,тАЭ Maha, a 34-year-old woman from Gaza City said in a call with Haaretz. тАЬWho would have thought this would happen?тАЭ She called October 7 тАЬa historic day for the Palestinian people.тАЭ

Maha is not alone in defining the Hamas invasion of Israeli territory as a historic day. Most Palestinians from Gaza who spoke to Haaretz described the first hours as the beginning of the тАЬliberation of Palestine.тАЭ

тАЬWe were ecstatic. ItтАЩs like a dream that is hard to wake up from,тАЭ Maha adds. тАЬBut as the picture became clearer, and I saw that there were Israeli prisoners, I realized that we were in a nightmare, in hell.тАЭ

тАЬI didnтАЩt think for a moment that the attack was planned. But when we learned about the number of fatalities on the Israeli side, we understood that it was a planned operation, and then Hamas issued an official announcement about the тАШAl-Aqsa FloodтАЩ war,тАЭ said Maher, a 48-year-old resident of Gaza City. тАЬFor the Palestinians in Gaza the events and the abduction of Israelis were a big surprise,тАЭ he said."

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Susan Linehan's avatar

I donтАЩt need any more email. If they just wanted to know who I was, ok. But signing in needs agreement to get emails

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