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MembersNews, alerts, no sleep—Yet still hope

Two nighttime alerts, no injuries—but exhaustion is growing. A personal account from a weary Israel.

View of empty streets due to the security situation in Tel Aviv, June 17, 2025. Photo: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90
View of empty streets due to the security situation in Tel Aviv, June 17, 2025. Photo: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90

Two rocket alerts again. Right in the middle of the night. Barely had we recovered from the first shock and tried to fall back asleep when the next siren blared. It was around 1:15 a.m. when the first alarm sounded—15 rockets were fired from Iran toward Israel, according to the military. Forty minutes later, around 2:00 a.m., the second salvo followed: this time, 10 rockets. All were successfully intercepted. No damage. No injuries.

That almost sounds like a success story. And compared to the first three nights of the war, it is. Back then, there were deaths every night. Residential buildings were hit, entire streets lay in ruins. Now, Iran is firing significantly fewer missiles—partly because it’s trying to use its remaining resources tactically, and partly because it’s under immense pressure. The Israeli Air Force is systematically destroying launch pads, disrupting Iranian communications, and monitoring the airspace. Israel remains clearly superior: our air force is operational day and night, and our military dominance is undeniable. Yet the war is far from over. Even if the attacks have become smaller, the psychological...

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