Reflections on Military Service in Gaza: A Soldier’s Perspective from Israel

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Alon Keren(left) and soldiers from his commando unit sleep on the floor of an evacuated Palestinian home in Gaza. Courtesy of Alon KerenKeren’s girlfriend, Noam Segal, 20, sitting with Keren in his backyard, says she is angered by social media posts she sees from people around the world who are outraged at Israel’s destruction and killings. “They’re making us [into] something that we are not,” says Segal, who has also served in the military reserves during the war, training soldiers. “Our war, it’s not against the people who live there. We are fighting against the terror organization that tries to kill us.”

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