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BE’ERI, Israel — An overwhelming smell of death lingers in the air in Be’eri, a kibbutz near the Gaza border where Hamas militants ambushed the small community Saturday morning, leaving a trail of devastation in their wake and dozens dead. Days later, body bags remain on the streets. Demolished homes and vehicles with their doors hanging wide open tell a story of not just one community, but an entire nation, completely caught off-guard.
‘Be careful and be quiet’ Fishbien said he and his grandmother were in contact with his sister, who works at a kindergarten, after they took shelter when they heard what sounded like missiles shortly after 6:30 a.m. Saturday, but lost contact around 11:30 a.m. “The last thing she said was, ‘be careful and quiet. They’re in your neighborhood,” he said.
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