"How will I explain to Lucy when I come out of the coma what has happened to our two beloved gifts Maia and Rina?" the Israeli-British rabbi asked in tears. Two British-born Israeli sisters shot dead in last Friday's attack.
"Right and left, secular and religious, we are all united in the face of the real enemy, the evil terrorism, of Hamas, Iran and Hezbollah," the father said. The escalation of recent days – which included the launching of projectiles from Gaza, Lebanon and Syria against Israel – was motivated mainly by violent clashes at the Al Aqsa Mosque.