A woman inspects the damage from an Iranian missile strike in the Palestinian-majority city of Tamra, Israel, on June 17, 2025. (Credit: Ahmad Gharabli/AFP)
For the past few days, Souad* has been living according to the rhythm of Iranian strikes and Israeli warning sirens. The 48-year-old's daily life is at a standstill.In her village of Deir al-Assad in Galilee, northern Israel, the town's Arab population has nowhere to hide. “There are no public shelters here,” she says. So Souad and her relatives stay locked in at home. “We stocked up at the beginning of the war to avoid going out,” says the mother of three. However, the family's old house doesn't have a fortified room, so when the Iranian missiles are heard coming, everyone rushes to the center of the apartment.“It’s the safest place,” Souad says. She fearfully recalls the wars of 2024 and 2006 between Israel and Hezbollah. “At the time, a missile from Lebanon hit a house close to ours. A woman and her son were killed. It...
For the past few days, Souad* has been living according to the rhythm of Iranian strikes and Israeli warning sirens. The 48-year-old's daily life is at a standstill.In her village of Deir al-Assad in Galilee, northern Israel, the town's Arab population has nowhere to hide. “There are no public shelters here,” she says. So Souad and her relatives stay locked in at home. “We stocked up at the beginning of the war to avoid going out,” says the mother of three. However, the family's old house doesn't have a fortified room, so when the Iranian missiles are heard coming, everyone rushes to the center of the apartment.“It’s the safest place,” Souad says. She fearfully recalls the wars of 2024 and 2006 between Israel and Hezbollah. “At the time, a missile from Lebanon hit a house close to ours. A woman and her son...
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