“OK, So I’ll Tell You What Happened This Saturday from My Perspective.”

A friend forwarded to Mosaic the following letter from his son, composed soon after the events it describes. The author wishes to remain anonymous. What follows is the father’s description, then his son’s direct testimony. The video and photo included were taken by the author.—The Editors

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“My neighborhood was inundated with terrorists on Saturday. There were battles outside my window for hours and a hostage situation a block away. Below is what my son, age twenty, wrote for his friends at the Border Police base afterward. I don’t have words to express the pride in my heart for the way he responded and my gratitude for his returning unharmed. He is a hero of Israel, and there are many like him.

Did you read the story of Rachel Edry? One block over and a few houses up. It’s modern-biblical.

I know that this keyboard is real, and with the same level of conviction, I know that Hamas will be a subject for the history books, like all of our previous enemies, while the nation of Israel will survive and thrive. I feel that many Jews feel the same way, and I think this is a deep form of faith.”—A.T.

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OK, so I’ll tell you what happened this Saturday from my perspective. I’ll go right into the smallest details about what happened.