'Nobody could help us' - Shock and anger in Israel's Ashkelon

2023-10-09 04:19

Many people are shocked at how their powerful security forces were overwhelmed by Hamas.

Sunday should have been the start of the working week and the return to school in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, with the end of the Jewish high holidays.

Instead, the streets were virtually empty.

Just a day ago, some of the hundreds of Palestinian gunmen who from Gaza were at large...