Playing the Harp Amid Sirens: Why a Hongkonger Refuses to Flee the Middle East

Israel Hayom

Factuality

Ownership

After months at Midreshet OT Lindenbaum from Beit Or Torah Stone, Tamima Weissman was supposed to complete her aliyah process. The war that broke out taught her a lot about Israeliness: "My heart has never pounded like it did on that Sabbath when the war broke out. I'm here, and this is happening here. I began to internalize it."

Akşam

Factuality

Ownership

Attacks continue to escalate on the 16th day of the Middle East conflict. Hezbollah announced that it targeted a military headquarters and several settlements in northern Israel with rockets and drones. The intense attack, carried out in retaliation for Israel's heavy bombardment of Lebanon, triggered sirens in Tel Aviv.