Again rockets and missiles fall over the civilian population of Israel. Again people are forced to endure the terrors of being at the mercy of a bunch religious fanatics that hide behind their own women and children.

Only this time the threat is worse. This time, Syrian-made rockets, developed with the help of Iran and delivered by Iran and its proxies to Gaza, can reach most of the territory of Israel. All major urban centers such as Be’er Sheva in the south, Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in the center, and Haifa in the north are at range of Syrian-made M302 rockets. The terrorist group Hamas, aided by their masters in Teheran, have launched hundreds of rockets at Israel and the world does nothing.

Israel is a sovereign nation and has the right to defend itself.

A few days ago, the Prime Minister authorized the recall of several thousands of reserve forces to augment the troops already stationed in Gaza. Things are tense, everyone knows what to do and wait for the order to go in and finish this once and for all. In the meantime, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) is performing a bombing campaign to destroy Hamas’ infrastructure. However, given the fact that Hamas and the Islamic Jihad (another terrorist group involved in the rocket fire) hide their rocket piles inside mosques, hospitals and civilian homes, the IAF is being forced to cancel a lot of these sorties.

Patrolling the Gaza Shores

Special operation forces, however, have already been hard at work. The Naval Commandoes and other parties have performed many incursions into specific Hamas targets hidden within sensitive sites. These small operations will continue probably in preparations for a ground incursion.

Like in 2012 and several times before, I volunteered to come back to my old reserve unit and serve in any way the IDF needs me. So, as I wait here to see what will happen, I have the need to tell the world what happens on the ground.

The Western Media always align themselves with the terrorist groups that attack Israel. The reason is clear: they view the Palestinians as victims, and not the Israelis. In a way this is true, but not as you would read in the media. No. The truth is more complicated.