Flies will feast on human remnants long after the bodies have been removed. They hover like vultures, the last witnesses to death. I never get used to seeing them. Or the distinct smell of death. It conjures up an image of a crematorium—or a slaughterhouse. I saw—and smelled the burnt taste of death—the aftermath of … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave Elon Musk met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in Israel, where the pair toured the Kfar Azza kibbutz, one of the Jewish communities attacked by Hamas militants during their Oct. 7 cross-border assault. After touring the scene of the violence, Musk was shown a … Read more
Maor Moravia holds a pack of smokes upside down before hitting it against the palm of his hand, seemingly unfazed by the rib-shaking sound of outgoing mortar fire. As he pulls out a cigarette, he sighs, surveying the damage done to his home, Kfar Aza – a kibbutz located less than two miles from Gaza. … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave EIN BOKEK, Israel — The resort on the Dead Sea looks like what it is: A nice, bright white, banal holiday hotel, with a swimming pool and palm trees, bars and balconies. This is a disguise. For its current guests, the hotel is a trauma center. Today … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave As violence erupted in Israel on Oct. 7, Hamas militants infiltrated several communal settlements known as kibbutz near the border with Gaza. Kibbutzim (plural) were fundamental to the founding of Israel and still hold a deeply symbolic position in the history of the country. The attacks ravaged … Read more