700 days after October 7
The word "heartbreaking" is so often used, but it doesn't even come close.
Returning to Israel after 10 years, I was expecting the wave of memories and emotions that hit me as soon as the plane touched down.
I also knew this trip would carry a different weight post-October 7, as the team that I am proudly a part of at UIA Australia had worked so hard to mobilise the Australian community to send unprecedented support to Israelis in their darkest hour.
Yet nothing prepared me for what I experienced over the two weeks I just spent in my homeland.
From the moment we landed, as I walked down the infamous path of faces and stickers at Ben Gurion airport wearing my “Bring them Home” t-shirt, I immediately felt the deep scars of a nation still reeling. From there, with every day and every experience we encountered, ordinary Israelis shared their unique stories of loss, fear and sleepless nights.
The word “heartbreaking” is so often used, but it doesn’t even come close.
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