With the current war against Iran and Hezbollah, our year of service in the south was abruptly cut short. We returned home at the end of February, intending to go back after Purim, but that did not happen. On Saturday morning, February 28th, a siren sounded. This time, like on the Saturday morning of October 7, the siren caught me as I was getting ready for my weekly skate in the park. But unlike October, when I was certain it was a mistake and continued to the park, this time I immediately understood that it meant war and stayed home.

In fact, staying at home in my case is no better than skating in the park. Like many Israelis (over one........

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